It is difficult for him to take root Emiliano Vecchio. In almost two decades, since he debuted in Rosario Central, the Magnate went through 14 clubs. And it is almost a fact that starting in January it will complete the fifteen boxes. The thing is that the one who emerged in Canalla has just been the protagonist of a scandal in Chile and the leadership of Unión Española assures that they will terminate his contract. Although he also has things to say.
Vecchio has a life like a movie: when his father died, he slept for three years in a square with his family, then he lived in the luxury of Qatar and was even an MMA fighter. In 2021, in a Central-Argentinos match, he got into a fight with referee Andrés Merlos and the footballer shoved him: “I have 30 green sticks in the bank“That’s why they call him the Magnate. However, now it was news for the complete opposite: in Chile they accuse him of being a defaulter for not having paid several months of rent. And a crossfire of accusations began between the footballer and the leadership of the Chilean club.
According to the Chilean press, Vecchio owes about 43 million pesos in that country’s currency, which is equivalent to about 45 million Argentine pesos, however the player says that he took charge of the debt, although the payment did not correspond to him.
“When I arrived, Unión Española had to pay the rent. I ended up paying it on Friday. Unión Española a disaster,” the player began by saying on TyC Sports.
One of the characteristics of Vecchio is that he lives on the run. He left Rosario Central, his place in the world, again and again. And when he had everything to become a Racing idol, he decided to escape again. Now, the discomfort caused by his encounter with the leaders of Unión Española invites him to leave again.
“When I arrived, Unión Española had to pay the rent. I ended up paying it on Friday. Unión Española a disaster,” the player with a past in Argentine soccer began by saying.
“They didn’t pay me, they owed me money. A disaster. They didn’t pay me the rent. It was all crazy,” he said.
Emiliano Vecchio arrived at Unión Española in January 2024 after his controversial departure from Racing. He had been on that side of the Cordillera between 2012 and 2015, but he did not have the return he expected. He played 23 games during the year, scored 6 goals and Since November 9, he has not worn the shirt of the Chilean cast again. Although this Monday he was at the center of controversy, it was not the first time he had incidents since his return to the trans-Andean league.
In one of the first games he played in the current season, against U de Chile, Vecchio got angry with the referee and invited him to fight, after being sent off.
“Once the match is over and after leaving the playing field, already in the entrance area to the dressing rooms, the player Emiliano Vecchio, who was sent off at the end of the game, approaches the referee team in front of the door of the referees’ dressing room. and in a defiant and exalted way he shouts at me ‘you screwed us up, they’re shitty bad guys, you’re a shitty canchero, you robbed us’. Then, this same player approaches the fourth referee in a violent and intimidating manner, becoming very angry. next (face to face) and says ‘What did you say to him, you fucking bastard, to make him throw me out?’, a phrase he repeats several times due to the player’s level of lack of control, his teammates had to intervene to restrain him,” reads the referee report. of that match, demonstrating the level of anger that the Argentine had in that match.
“When we finally managed to enter the dressing room, this player continued with his violent attitude and challenged me to fight with blows saying ‘come out. Aren’t you so cool? Come, I’ll wait for you here, you fucking thief,'” said referee Diego Flores .
🚨 4 LOCKS FOR VECCHIO
The Anfp Disciplinary Court decided, after the allegations of Emiliano Vecchio and Unión Española, to sanction the midfielder with 4 matches.
Of course, the sentence is appealable and Unión will go to the Second Chamber of the Court to reduce the sanction. pic.twitter.com/9fn6K7TyX8
— Hispanic Independence (@IndepeHispana) April 17, 2024
But in his first time at Unión Española, in 2010, the Magnate was involved in a major scandal when he faked the death of his own brother so he could celebrate his wedding and be absent from his obligations to the team.
Upon returning to the squad, the midfielder stated that he never said that his brother had died, but rather that “he is very bad, but not dead.”
That situation marginalized Vecchio from the team and caused his departure to Colo Colo. Now, a new scandal marks his departure from Chile.