Overview

• Leaked chat excerpts show Vale Salcedo discussing large sums of money and private use of La Bombonera offices granted by Cristian “Chanchi” Riquelme.
• Salcedo, who has no official role at Boca Juniors, is portrayed in the messages as enjoying insider privileges due to a personal relationship with the president’s brother.
• The viral leaks have prompted fan outrage and calls for an official response from Boca’s leadership, which has remained silent.
• Critics say the scandal underscores the informal power wielded by “Chanchi” Riquelme and revives past allegations of misconduct against him.
• Some observers suspect internal rivals may have orchestrated the leak to deepen factional divisions following Boca’s Copa Argentina exit.