Athletico would have a debt of almost $ 700 thousand (About R $ 4 million, for the current price), to Guarani, Paraguay, by striker Romeo Benítez. The player has been loaned by Hurricane to Argentina’s Tigre since July last year.
The information was revealed by the Paraguayan team’s legal advisor, Martín Vilordo, in an interview with Monumental radiofrom Paraguay. According to Villordo, the club profited with the loan to the tiger and yet did not pay the remaining amount.
The striker was loaned to the Argentine first division team in July 2024 and played 11 games of the season, two as a starter, and had two assists. This year, Benítez has not yet been used.
According to Vilordo, Botafogo also has amounts to pay Guarani by Segovinha, currently loaned to Al Ain, of the United Arab Emirates.
Benítez was an Athletico millionaire hiring in the year of relegation
Romeo Benítez arrived as a prominent hiring for the season of the red-black centenary. Hurricane disbursed $ 14 million for the striker with Guarani. One of the most expensive hires of the season.
On the pitch, he disappointed and made only seven games, five as a starter, with a goal in the Paraná Championship. With no space in the team with any of the three technicians who commanded him, Juan Carlos Osorio, Cuca and Martín Varini, the club found a new destination for Atelta.
Before, at Guarani, he had been featured, with eight goals and six assists in 41 games played for the 2023 season.
Athletico exchanges defender for striker from Cruzeiro
Hurricane has defined a change of players with the Cruise. O defender Paraguayan Matteo Gamarra Go to the Minas Gerais club, while the attacker Arrives in Curitiba.
The negotiation is on loan by the end of the year. The agreement was initially released by Central of the Track and confirmed by Adois Sports.
The defender was prominent at Olimpia was hired by Hurricane for $ 3.2 million ($ 15.84 million), in December 2023. He was another bet from the board for the red-black centenary.
The athlete, however, was never able to establish himself in the title of Athletico. Last year, he competed for his position with Thiago Heleno, this year he only did 61 minutes with Barbieri.