Key hours are lived around the protagonists of League 1, after the representatives of six clubs (Lima AllianceMelgar, Cienciano, Binacional, Cusco FC and Municipal) met with Alberto Otárola, head of the PCM, in search of a solution to the conflict generated by the TV rights between the First Division teams.
Fernando Salazar, general manager of the blue and white team, was in charge of reaching out to the agreements that were reached after the conversation with the politician, the same one who did not consider the suspension of the next day, despite the tense climate that prevails .
“Within the scope is being able to create a dialogue table in which the FPF, the clubs and the Government participate. They are very concerned that things will be reactivated, specifically soccer. (The PCM) offered to accompany a dialogue table”said the spokesman for Lima Alliance to the media.
Fernando Salazar also indicated that there is already a date set for the clubs that want to continue working with the Peru Football Consortium to meet with the representatives of the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF), the same one that will try to put an end to the problem that has been causing five ‘walkover’ in League 1.
“It will be permanent, but we have to conform it. We understand that there is a predisposition from all parties. This Tuesday we have a meeting with the FPF. At that time, the steps to follow will be defined and how the next date will be treated ”said the director of the team that is the current two-time champion of Peruvian soccer.
Initially, sport could know that Lima Alliance I was not going to be part of this meeting with the FPF. However, as the hours passed, the positions changed and left open the possibility of having their participation in an appointment that could put an end to the crisis in the local championship.
Alianza Lima and the position on his absence on the first day of League 1
Lima Alliance He was notably absent in the match against Sporting Cristal, a fact that was to be expected, given the position taken by the club -together with six other institutions- due to the FPF’s handling of broadcasting rights. However, and to make everything clear, the blue and white team issued a statement in which they explained their reasons for making that decision.
The first reason was that “The Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) puts the economic recovery of Club Alianza Lima at risk”. In this regard, he stated that “understand and assume” that the transmission rights are in charge of the FPF, but also the latter “knows perfectly the conditions of the contracts that the Peru Football Consortium (CFP), since it has received 10% of the total income for almost a decade”.
The Victorians, in turn, mentioned that “Alianza Lima’s contract with the CFP, which ended in December 2022, has a Preferential Renewal Clause, which, if not respected, leads to a debt of USD 70 million that must be assumed by our club”.
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