In RPP, the members of the FPF Licenses Commission, Gonzalo De Las Casas (president) and Edgardo Cavalié (secretary) explained why they decided to remove Universitario de Deportes from the Special Sports Regime and announced that they have no problem leaving their positions.
The ADFP, on behalf of the clubs in the Descentralizado, sent a statement requesting the removal of the members of the FPF Licenses Commission for the unilateral application of rules that do not coincide with the reality of the clubs.
Gonzalo De Las Casas responded that they seek the development of Peruvian soccer: "We do not share the Association's criteria that this system has not generated advances in the development of soccer. It is part of a strategic plan to have a licensing system, FIFA has considered it as one of the fundamental aspects in the development of soccer in Peru."
"It is not about a dictatorial scheme, or the interest of accepting or not accepting a club, but it is a system, a well-structured legal tool that also has an administration through a double instance scheme," he added.
Why was Universitario removed from the Special Regime?
The secretary Edgardo Cavalié emphasized what this regime that was rejected by the Universitario people seeks: "The Commission and the Management worked for a couple of months on the review and modification of the sanctions regulation and everything indicates that there were clubs that were facing significant difficulty in complying with them and in attention to them this special regime was developed, which in short aims to have football assets and liabilities outside the bankruptcy estate and for the bankruptcy estate to continue its course and at the end of the day have a solvent football, this went hand in hand with a sort of amnesty, so that these clubs could manage football through football."
"The Pandora's box was opened. In some media outlets, representatives of the majority creditor and representatives of the administration (of Universitario) came out indicating that there was no willingness to comply with this regime," he explained.
De Las Casas concluded that they do not want to hold on to the position: "There is no vocation for permanence here. We are here for the good of soccer, not to be protagonists. We are acting in good faith and to support."
