In a historic election, Luis Fabián Artime established himself as the new president of Belgrano by obtaining more than 5,000 votes and defeating the former owner of the club Armando Pérez.
8,186 of the 13,224 members authorized in the register were present in the elections held this Saturday in the Alberdi Giant, that is, more than 60% participation.
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The Belgrano Primero (Artime) list achieved the 60,96% (5,004 votes), while Siempre Belgrano (Pérez) lagged behind with the 37,89% (3,110). In addition, there were 54 blank votes and 33 invalid votes.
“Luifa”, Belgrano’s top scorer in AFA competitions, announced in his first speech as new president that the sports board will be occupied by Mauro Iván Óbolo and Uruguayan Alejandro Orfila will be the technical director.
“Tomorrow we sign and on Monday he starts working,” he explained about the arrival of the former Atlanta coach.
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?? ¡@luifagol is President of #Belgrano!
The list @belgranoprimero He prevailed over the Siempre Belgrano list, headed by Armando Pérez, on a historic day. pic.twitter.com/8ktwyVNVzH
– Belgrano (@Belgrano) February 7, 2021
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In turn, he reported that Ignacio Sastre, a specialist in player selection, will be part of the department of scouting of the club.
At 55 years old, Artime assured that his goal is for Belgrano to “be first class forever” and warned that one should not be afraid of the word champion.
“I once again invite all the Belgrano fans to put on the light blue shirt and we will be the champion,” he said.
Gabriel Rodríguez report.
