They are wrong who think that the economic crises of the clubs do not have to impact the performance, that the players must focus and leave the financial work to the leaders and that they win so well that they should have savings. Do not be mistaken: without silver there is no stability.
This has been demonstrated by Deportivo Cali, who was left without the possibility of qualifying for the Betplay I 2025 ligrangular, after wax in his patio against Santa Fe by 0-2.
The deep financial crisis of the club, which drags millionaires lost and has already forced its submission to restructuring law, is seen on the court, where players have no way of thinking about anything other than their own needs and their families. If they ask them, their solutions are very, very radical.
Salary delays affected everyone
Uruguayan striker Emiliano Rodríguez acknowledged that the complicated administrative situation of the club has considerably affected sports performance.
“Before the classic we came well, we beat Nacional and the classic we wanted to win it, unfortunately it could not be given. We encourage us too much, we have, unfortunately, the situation in which the club that pays or does not pay is, is there with the salaries. Now, luckily they have paid, but that encouragement, first of all the family is and we are a little bad,” he said in a mixed area.
Emiliano Rodríguez, said in a mixed area that the economic situation of the club is difficult for some, to sustain the family without payment ended up affecting the performance of @AsodePorcali. pic.twitter.com/cdF4w1uLsN
– Alfonso Morales Movilla (@Ponchomorales85) May 18, 2025
Rodríguez acknowledged that they have just paid something and owes them one month and that before this commitment against the 'cardinals' they paid 15 days of salary.
“They were owing us a month, they paid 15 days, but we had a time they didn't pay, luckily they are solving it and they are working on it,” said the attacker.
Player recommends selling the club
For Juan Sebastián Quintero, what is now is an obligation to look for definitive measures to resolve the crisis and not warm water cloths.
“It is not secret that the club is going through in all its areas, very badly, the semester ends badly
You have to rescue the positive, there will always be something good, and think about the other semester, “he said.
In responding what would be the prompt and effective way to get out of this chaos in the club, the defender was decisive: “You have to sell it football with hiring, with money, that is the only solution. A large institution cannot be as we are as we are, that ends up affecting the sports, it is not an excuse but affects. God allows it to be done soon.”
Even so, he assumed what corresponds to the players: “We are responsible for the ones that we go to the pitch, there are better payrolls but other lower positions and we have guilt, we must assume it. Now finish well, make ourselves respect, and think about the other semester, hopefully with another positive atmosphere,” he said.
There is a match against Once Caldas to close the season and everything is uncertainty: players could claim salary breaches to leave for free, nobody knows what will happen to coach Alfredo Arias and the money that is needed, there is no news.
