Although it had already been confirmed that the competition would take place in Arequipa, the arrest of the FPF president led the South American Confederation to change the venue at short notice.
In Peru, they live tense hours. Football in Inca country is going through a serious institutional crisis. On November 7, the president of the FPF, Agustín Lozano, was arrested by local police. Besides the boss, other directors and officials were arrested. The list includes Sabrina Martín, Joel Raffo, Jean Robilliard, Norma Alva, Freddy Salazar, Karen Mandriotti, Juan Quispe Cáceres, Humberto Miñán, José Carlos Isla and Franklin Chuquisuta. They are accused of fraud, corruption and money laundering offenses for improper use of federation resources.
This Wednesday, eight offices of companies linked to the investigation against Lozano were searched. One of them, 1190 Sports, has Chilean roots. It indeed maintains commercial links with the ANFP.
Amid the scandal Conmebol preferred to distance itself from what happened with Peruvian leaders and announced this Friday that Arequipa would not host the South American Sub 20 in 2025. although on April 10 it was made official that the competition would take place in this city. From the entity based in Luque they announced that the tournament would be played in Venezuela.
The competition already has its two zones established. In Group A are Venezuela, Peru, Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay. While Group B is made up of Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia. Even though La Roja Sub 20 must participate in the tournament, they have already secured their qualification for the World Cup. Indeed, the planetary event will take place in the country, between September 27 and October 19.
Source: Latercera
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