The former footballer Diego Milito He was installed this Thursday as the new president of Racing Club The Argentine, thanked the partners for their support and delivered a message of unity to “jump to quality.” “Last Sunday, our fans and our members chose us and gave us the great responsibility to lead our beloved club,” he said at his inauguration ceremony at the club’s sports center, in the Buenos Aires town of Avellaneda.
“As of today, a new stage begins where I need you all,” he added, and anticipated his intention to “build an open-door club.” On the other hand, he said that he was convinced that in his opinion “a great change will begin” at the club, which he emphasized “must jump in quality and bring Racing to the top.”
Milito, who defeated the official candidate Christian Devia with 60% of the votes, thus replaced Víctor Blanco, during which term he held the position of technical secretary until his resignation in 2020 due to differences between the two.
In his presentation on Thursday, the new president did not mention the negotiations he is having with Gustavo Costas, the club’s coach, whose continuation is not yet guaranteed. The 45-year-old former forward, a historic idol of the club, attended the election as an opposition candidate just weeks after the ‘Academia’ became champions of the Copa Sudamericana, its first international trophy since 1988.
Milito struggled that Costas, the club’s idol, was close to the official formula in the run-up to the election. The new Carrera president began his career at the Avellaneda club (Buenos Aires province) in 1999 and was key to winning the championship in 2001, breaking a 35-year drought without trophies. In 2004 he moved to Genoa, in 2005 to Real Zaragoza and, after a new season in Genoa in 2008-2009, he arrived at Inter Milan for 2009-2010.
Milito spent six seasons with the Milanese team, scoring 64 goals in 128 games played and winning two Italian Cups (2010 and 2011), one League (2010) and one Italian Super Cup (2010), in addition in the European Champions League and the Club World Cup, both in 2010.
After his time in European football, he returned to Career in 2014 and in the same year he led the club to glory in the First Division Tournament. In 2016 he retired from football at the club he loved and the following year Víctor Blanco summoned him for the role of technical secretary, a position he held until 2020. During that time, the team won two championships: the 2018-2019 Super League and the Super League Champions Trophy in 2019.
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
