(From the DOBLE AMARILLA Editorial Staff)
From a while back, AFA seeks to recover three key positions in Asuncion. They are the representations in the Disciplinary Tribunal, the Ethics Tribunal, and the Governance and Transparency Commission.
One of those positions has begun to be recovered a few days ago, when the prestigious lawyer and former judge Ricardo Gil Lavedra resigned from his position in the CONMEBOL Disciplinary Tribunal to give way to someone who comes with the current afista management, headed by Claudio Tapia. In his resignation, Gil Lavedra praised the leadership of the South American entity and emphasized, in statements to DOBLE AMARILLA, the need for Tapia's management to have people he trusts in that position.
The second position to be recovered was the one held by Natalia Simeone, sister of the Atletico Madrid coach, in the Ethics Tribunal of the entity. There were no problems here. There was consensus between the parties and the Argentine will continue in that position. Simeone aligned herself with Tapia's project and his surroundings, so her continuity is assured.
The third and final position in discussion was Orlando Salvestrini's. The former Boca leader during the early presidencies of Macri had a position in the Transparency Commission. As the former Treasurer of the club from La Ribera, he had warned everyone that he did not intend to follow in Gil Lavedra's footsteps. Faced with his refusal to resign, it was speculated that CONMEBOL would remove him from his position between Wednesday and Thursday in Buenos Aires.
That situation was not necessary. After the pressure exerted, even from the sector of the current president of Boca Daniel Angelici, Salvestrini ended up resigning. The idea was to prevent CONMEBOL from being forced to remove him from the position. That is why different sectors tried to convince Salvestrini that it was best to abandon his rebellious behavior and submit his resignation, imitating Gil Lavedra's case. The information of the resignation of the former Boca executive from the position in Asuncion was confirmed to DOBLE AMARILLA by sources from AFA and CONMEBOL.
Salvestrini's position seemed uncompromising: not only did he not want to resign, but he also did not want to accept the possibility of a dialogue with Tapia's management, something that Simeone did, who will continue in the position. If he had maintained his tough stance of staying in the position, it was speculated that CONMEBOL would remove him during the congress held in Buenos Aires. Now, AFA will take a few days to designate the two people to replace Gil Lavedra and Salvestrini in the South American organization.