:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/N5UOV7Y45VADNM2ZKXGAEW45JA.jpg "Horacio Zimmermann spoke about the conflict over TV rights: \"With Ricardo Gareca the problem would have been solved\" 1")
Despite the fact that date 4 of Opening tournament will be played in its entirety, the conflict between the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) and the six opposing clubs continues. So far, the two sides have not been able to reach an agreement, which means some matches cannot be broadcast through any official means.
Ricardo Gareca revealed the real reason why he decided not to continue leading the Peru team
The Argentinian strategist revealed never-before-seen details about the negotiation and his unexpected departure from the ‘bicolor’ in the middle of last year.
In this sense, the journalist Horace Zimmerman He assured that the dispute over television rights would have already been settled with the intervention of the former technician of the Peruvian team. “I have no doubt that Ricardo Gareca, the current conflict in Peruvian football would have already been resolved“, he said in the television program Al Ángulo.
He also added that “he had a back and there was a level of knowing how to listen to him. FOR reynoso I don’t know him and that’s why I don’t want to compare him, but knowing gareca since he was here, I’m sure he would knock on the door of Augustin Lozano and I told him ‘we have to solve this’”.
Ligue 1 2023 LIVE: Five clubs have already lost by ‘walk over’ during the Opening Tournament and two matches will be played this Monday
Alianza Lima did not show up to play against Sporting Cristal and joined the group which lost 3-0 by “walk over” due to the war between FPF and GOLPERU for TV rights. Sports Boys vs. Union; and Cesar Vallejo against. Alianza Atlético plays this Monday.
The panelist Pedro Garcia joined the conversation and made his position known as to the possible action of the ‘Tiger’ in a similar situation. “On the other hand, when it was necessary to establish a dialogue between the two (Ricardo Gareca and Agustin Lozano), a contract renewal could not be finalized. Then how gareca could have solved the current problem.
However, Zimmerman replied and argued that the Argentine coach had never met the president of the FPF to discuss your renewal. “Unfortunately, there was never a meeting between gareca there Lozano”.
Richard De La Piedra questions lack of agreement between clubs and FPF: ‘There are more personal interests and a lot of ego’
The dispute over television rights does not seem to have an end and, after the ‘walk over’ of the recent day of Ligue 1, the journalist criticized the rigid position of the two parties.
A few days ago, the 65-year-old DT revealed never-before-seen details about the negotiation he had with Augustin Lozano and even confessed what was the real reason why he decided not to continue ordering the ‘Red and white’.
“I renewed with Oviedo. The deal I had with Lozano It was out of respect as much from him towards me as I towards him. I never had the possibility of anything, everyone has their own way of driving. There was no way, with the way he drove (Lozano), to carry out a renovation. I can’t question a way of driving. Simply, I don’t agree with that,” Gareca said during a dialogue with Radio Ovación.
Through their social networks, the opposition clubs have announced that their matches will not be broadcast by any official means due to the precautionary measure filed by the Judicial authority at the request of Peruvian Football Federation (FPF).
The measure suspends new contracts referring to the television rights of teams that have decided to renew with the Peru Football Consortium (GOLPERU).
“We inform you that the match cannot be broadcast by any television, radio or virtual signalincluding our own channels and social media,” the club’s official account quoted. Lima Covenant.
Lima Covenant there scientist They were the first teams to let it be known that their matches were not going to be broadcast on any platform. After that, the highest Peruvian football regulator issued a statement to clarify the outlook regarding television rights.
“From FPF We regret that, despite repeated communications, through official documents or publicly, the real scope of the precautionary measure continues to be deliberately ignored (…). In this sense, we certify that there are no restrictions on the FPF or the judiciary so that the parties of the Ligue1 Betsson are transmitted by operators publicly authorized by the FPF“, indicates the document of the FPF.