Billy Álvarez case: what will be his future in Cruz Azul

Guillermo Álvarez was demarcated from the Cruz Azul Cooperative (Photo: Germán Romero / Cuartoscuro)

Since the departure of Guillermo Hector Álvarez Cuevas, better known as Billy Alvarez, of the directive of the Cooperativa Cruz Azul, the team of the Celestial Machine managed to raise his performance in the MX League and achieved the goal he pursued for more than 20 years, a championship on the Mexican First Division.

In August 2020, Guillermo Álvarez resigned from the general management of the cooperative so an administrative change faced the entire cement cooperative and at that time a legal process began to demarcate Billy Alvarez from Blue Cross and that the new board of directors, headed by Jose Antonio Marin and Victor Manuel Velázquez.

The new board of directors headed by José Antonio Marín and Víctor Manuel Velázquez was recognized (Photo: Screenshot / Twitter / @CruzAzulSCL)
The new board of directors headed by José Antonio Marín and Víctor Manuel Velázquez was recognized (Photo: Screenshot / Twitter / @CruzAzulSCL)

Although the revocation process of the directive began in 2018, it took two years for the businessman to leave the institution and give way to the group led by Marín and Velázquez.

The Boards of Administration and Surveillance who immediately took action to modify the functioning of the soccer team and the entire Cruz Azul. Since last year, it has been sought to completely separate Álvarez Cuevas from the cooperative and a process was initiated before the Court of Mexico City.

Billy Álvarez was separated from the Cruz Azul cooperative and the soccer team (Photo: Cuartoscuro)
Billy Álvarez was separated from the Cruz Azul cooperative and the soccer team (Photo: Cuartoscuro)

On the afternoon of this Monday, September 13, First Collegiate Court in Civil Matters of the First Circuit in CDMX shared the ruling of the process and gave validity to the assembly that was held on September 29, 2018, where José Antonio Marín and Víctor Manuel Velázquez as presidents of the institution and powers are withdrawn from Billy Alvarez.

With this, the Cooperativa de la Cruz Azul will exclude Guillermo Héctor Álvarez of any position or directive related to the company in an official way; although the whereabouts of Billy Álvarez, Cruz Azul will begin a new administrative stage without him and will seek to have him removed from the celestial company through an Assembly, which will be his next step and as a final instance, monitor that the capital authorities apprehend Álvarez and start a process judicial.

Billy is a fugitive from justice and his whereabouts are unknown (Photo: Cuartoscuro)
Billy is a fugitive from justice and his whereabouts are unknown (Photo: Cuartoscuro)

With the resolution of First Collegiate Court Álvarez’s future is marked by an official veto, despite the challenge that the businessman’s defense previously presented, the answer given this Monday is final and final.

What will follow for Álvarez outside of Cruz Azul will be an assembly of the cooperative where he will be separated within the internal organization of the company and thus resume the activities that were affected. Until now, Billy He is a fugitive from justice and his whereabouts are unknown.

For its part, the team of the Celestial Machine They will continue their participation in Liga MX under the command of Juan Reynoso and they will seek to defend the title that cost them about 23 years. Currently the celestial march in the position 8 from the general table, they add up to a total of 10 points that keeps them below Monterrey and Santos.

The Celeste Machine team will continue its participation in the MX League under the command of Juan Reynoso and will seek to defend the title that cost them about 23 years (Photo: EFE / Carlos Ramírez)
The Celeste Machine team will continue its participation in the MX League under the command of Juan Reynoso and will seek to defend the title that cost them about 23 years (Photo: EFE / Carlos Ramírez)

Their previous game against the Bravos de Juárez resulted in a loss with a score of 2 – 1, led by Ricardo tuca Ferretti knew how to take advantage of their home and they kept the three points of the day 8.

The calendar for the cement manufacturers will be tight as they will have activity in the Concacaf Champions League, where they will face Monterrey next Thursday, September 16 at the Azteca Stadium. And for date 9 of the MX League they will host Querétaro on Sunday, September 19.

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