Leonardo Ponzio declared in Spain: he confirmed that he received 85,000 euros and returned them

Leonardo Ponzio declared on the third day of the trial by the
supposed match arrangement of the 2010/11 season between
Saragossa Y
I raised. River's steering wheel gave his version of the events and defended himself before the judge.

"I receive a call from the president (
Agapito Iglesias). He tells me that he was going to give me some money, that he had to do a favor to withdraw it to give it back. I did not give it back to him but to a person he trusted in La Romareda, "explained the River flyer. He explained:" He told me it was to deal with tickets and buses for the trip. He wasn't a manager, I don't know who he was but I saw him with him, he belonged to the club. "

In addition, at the request of the prosecutor, he said that he received the call and that he met Iglesias in a restaurant where he made the proposal. According to the investigation, that transaction was made in two payments (between May 18 and 19, 2011).
The midfielder who emerged at Newell's also left his lament before the judge for not having asked for some kind of justification to the then pope for giving him the money. "It was a mistake of mine," said Ponzio. He also said that Gabi, captain of Zaragoza in the aforementioned season, did not inform the squad of any cash payment.