The administrator of the FBC Melgar, Ricardo Bettocchi, He spoke about the past, present and future of the club, which in 2025 will end a ten-year bankruptcy process imposed by Indecopi. The fan recognizes this without the involvement of the investor Rizqallah kernels Bettocchi assures us that there will be no successes and international participation and that the goals set will be achieved. In the following interview he also explains the controversial statements of coach Mariano Soso, the FBC Melgar sports complex in Yarabamba, the setting for next year and the current moment of Melgar.
–The fan has the impression that the club has not strengthened itself well. What reaction does the board give you?
– There is a strategy to feed the professional team with players from our team quarries, It’s a project. Since we knew that last year was successful in terms of sport, the most important thing was to support the team. Always
Because it is football, there is a risk in contracts that some players may not perform as expected.
– Will there be a better team next year if the nationalization of Orzán and Bordacahar succeeds?
– In view of the sporting objectives to be pursued, we will not be the club that spends the most by bringing in the most amount player because it is impossible to fight with other teams that have five times more budget than us. We are waiting for its nationalization to strengthen ourselves in the best possible way.
–Melgar started the year with a walk. Was it important to protest on television?
– This is an issue that is not closed but is still in progress. We have ensured that the club receives the best contract. We still don’t have any signed documents with that Peruvian Football Association However, as far as broadcasting rights are concerned, the games have already been broadcast and when this complex issue comes to an end, we will do so
inform. We don’t depend on television, but it is still a very important topic.
–Is there already a work plan for 2024?
– We have been scouting for national and foreign players since the beginning of the year. 90% of the squad have a contract next year. At the end of the 2023 tournament, we will begin concluding contracts and evaluating the players on loan.
– Were Mariano Soso’s statements about the goal of winning the championship with Melgar misinterpreted?
– Soso was too transparent or innocent, if you want to put it that way. His contract does not obligate him to become champion; no contract obliges him to do so. The main goal of every year is to say goodbye champion, but he’s not the only one. A technical command that has no ambition to become a champion cannot reach Melgar. We would be most worried. A technical command is not changed by a single factor. There is support for everyone, technical leadership and players, when visiting we have master numbers.
–Fans protest against the increase in ticket prices and the lack of promotions.
– The fan has high demands on the club, but the budget is essential to achieve more. Other teams are constantly filling the stadium, that is an outstanding goal, we want to have a stronger home team, regardless of our rivals or our previous result.
–Are the goals achieved as a temporary administration of the club?
– We had three goals in sports, in the administrative and in the institutional area. We were champions and take part in international tournaments, we have players in almost all national teams. The club pays the bankruptcy fees on time and everyone was paid on time for ten years. To the institution
We want to give it a heart with a sports complex that will initially have three and then seven fields. To achieve this, we have solved many problems with the terrain. Jader took over a club that was bankrupt and full of debt, we must not forget that.
– Should the club be proud of the call-up of several players to the national team?
– We always trust the work of Marco Valencia with minors and that is what we want to promote. Juan Reynoso was smart in drafting players who will play on teams like the pre-Olympic team. We have called many and this has not happened before.
–Finally: Does VAR contribute to Peruvian football?
– The VAR is a tool that, when used well, helps the referee quartet. The Federation, like everything they do, has installed it on everything that comes out. Plays are reviewed with only three or four cameras, when in reality there should be at least eight. Apart from that, better playing fields are needed.