Court drops false claim against Riquelme, calls Anello sensationalist | OneFootball

On May 9, Juan Román Riquelme was criminally denounced by Walter Klix due to statements by Gabriel Anello about an alleged shortage of 50,000 jerseys at Boca, however, after the corresponding investigation, the Justice decided to archive the case due to lack of evidence. "There are not enough elements to even infer the possible commission of a crime or any maneuver that requires its investigation," ruled Prosecutor Martín López Perrando.

Walter Federico Klix appeared before the National Chamber of Appeals of the Jurisdiction, reporting that on the program "What Remains of the Sports Day", broadcast by Radio Mitre AM 790 and hosted by journalist Gabriel Anello, the existence of possible maneuvers that could harm the interests and assets of Club Atlético Boca Juniors was mentioned. As a result, Klix filed a complaint against the club president, Riquelme, in order to investigate what happened.

Journalist Anello claimed that 50,000 jerseys were missing from the Club's assets, which affected the women's football team and all the lower divisions. According to the story, the women's team had to use Nike jerseys purchased in "La Salada" for an international competition, due to the lack of official clothing. The stolen jerseys would have been sold through the MercadoLibre and Mercado Pago platforms. Klix clarified that his statements were a direct reproduction of what was said on the program, and that he had no additional information.

The Justice archived a false complaint against Riquelme.

For this reason, Anello was summoned to provide his version and detail the origin of his statements. In his statement, Anello stated that he learned of the fact through a former Boca kit man, who, when entering the jerseys into the premises directly from the factory, they were destined to an administration sector. Once there, the clothing was diverted from the circuit it was supposed to follow and then delivered to fans or, in some cases, used privately by people close to the Club president.

Under this circumstance, the Prosecutor asked him to reveal the names of the people involved or the person who informed him of what was stated, to which the witness chose to protect his decision not to reveal his journalistic source, so he not only did not provide the filiation data but also did not provide other evidence that he claimed to have (for example, conversations he had through the WhatsApp platform) but did not want them to be incorporated.

The complaint about an alleged shortage of jerseys was dismissed.

Thus, the records attached in the case do not exceed a mere sensationalist journalistic rumor, as these statements cannot be directly verified with the supposed people who would have been witnesses of the maneuver so that they can give their testimony, so while for the media these might be enough to start a debate, the truth is that any judicial investigation requires absolute rigor in relation to the ways in which evidence of a crime can be incorporated.

For all these reasons, the only certainty that exists in these proceedings is a direct complaint by Walter Klix against Juan Roman Riquelme, but no explanation, data or precise and objective details of the way in which the charges were substantiated, so at the moment there are not enough elements to even infer the possible commission of a crime or any maneuver that requires its investigation.

"Consequently, given the current impossibility of continuing with the investigation as there are no other elements of evidence to be gathered that can clarify the present fact, I understand that it is appropriate for the Judge to order the ARCHIVE FOR NON-EXISTENCE OF CRIME of these proceedings, as provided in article 195, paragraph 2 of the National Criminal Procedure Code", ruled the Prosecutor.

Marcos Rojo detailed his relationship with Riquelme

The central defender who terminated his contract with Xeneize and became a reinforcement for Racing, gave an interview in which he detailed how his departure took place, which he assured was after a talk with Miguel Ángel Russo. In addition, he discussed his conversation with the president of Xeneize.

Marcos Rojo.

"Just a day before Russo arrived I heard that I was not traveling to the Club World Cup and I ran into Román at the club, I asked him if they had a problem with me and he told me that no, that if he had a problem he would tell me to my face and we had confidence for that, I told him that if he had or was annoyed with something that I had done or annoyed the group, that I had no problem. He told me that he had no problem", he affirmed.

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