Sporting Cristal, Alianza Lima, Cienciano and Melgar presented before the CAS a nullity claim against the convocation of the FPF elections

Through a statement, Sporting Cristal, Alianza Lima, Cienciano and Melgar announced that they presented before the Swiss Arbitration Court (TAS) a third request for annulment of the convocation of the elections of the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) of the past 2 of November.

The Peruvian clubs in question maintain that the call by the highest entity that governs soccer in the country was hasty and illegitimate.

The document also details that the institutions will be represented in said court by the Spanish lawyers Gorka Villa, Juan de Dios Crespo and Agustón Amorós, the Peruvian collegiate Julio García and the lawyers of the aforementioned clubs.

Finally, the statement makes clear the main reason for which Alianza Lima, Sporting Cristal, Melgar and Cienciano acted.

“We take this opportunity to show that our institutions have been making all the necessary efforts to defend the legality and integrity of the Peruvian soccer system. Competitors on the field, but united in law and justice ”, the statement reads.

Sporting Cristal, Alianza Lima, Cienciano and Melgar against the new statutes

After the announcement of approval of the new statutes of the Peruvian Football Federation, last October, Alianza Lima, Sporting Cristal and Melgar quickly opposed the modification and announced that they would take action on the matter. And it was so. The aforementioned clubs were joined by Cienciano and it was decided to go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS), according to information released a week ago.