The directors of the documentary “Dark Blue” indicated that at least one player spoke of threats to their families based on the results of the team.
Carlos Carrera, director of Father Amaro’s crime, and Carlos Bátiz, filmmaker, revealed ESPN Digital, what During the filming of the documentary “Dark Blue”, the Cruz Azul players confessed that their families were being threatened with death, for the poor results of the team.
“There is a player who tells us: ‘you don’t know the shame of taking to the streets when we lose, my kids have been threatened with deathIt would be good for people to know the human aspect, it is in stark contrast to what we have seen on the field, ”he noted. ESPN Digital, Carlos Bátiz, co-director of the documentary “Azul Oscuro”.
The documentary features conversations with players and coaches from the current squad, as well as ex-footballers who passed Cruz Azul.In five chapters, the theme of the team is discussed, from “the founding to the time of ‘now merit'”, adds director Carlos Carrera.
“There is a player who said, ‘I was trained here, I am from Lagunas, Oaxaca, I was trained there, I am from there, I went to the second team, first team, you think I have the face to get to that place, where I formed myself, where they always treated me well, with the stain that I supposedly sold myself ‘, it is impossible ”.
In the interviews conducted by the film directors, they assure that “there is no former actor or player who speaks ill of Billy Álvarez,” the former president of Cruz Azul who was selected for operations with money of illegal origin and has been arrested. command against her.
“We have found scandalous things, such as the overselling of players, of players who were bought and not used, who were sold at a lower price than what was bought,” said Carlos Bátiz.
“The role of not promoting the grassroots forces, rather than being negligent, it seems to be on purpose, because by not having people to cover the needs of the team, they buy players and in the end that’s a company. Last season it ended, it ended very badly, semi-finals, and they want to clean up the team, but there is another company, it seems that everything is more about a company than a sporting goal ”, the director admits.