He bribes the referee not to take the bribe. Then records the conversation. Then leaks it to a journalist—but only a fragment. Enough to make Leoz suspicious of everyone, but not enough to trace back to Jadue.
“You want to know how a television salesman becomes the most powerful man in South American football? It’s easy. You find out what everyone wants. The referees want respect. The clubs want money. The politicians want votes. FIFA wants to pretend none of it exists.”
Rivas: “I want you to destroy the cartel that owns it.” el presidente s01e05 bd5
Jadue smiles his politician’s smile. "I am a small man from a small town. I sell televisions. I have no side."
The episode proper begins, but the BD5 version adds 12 minutes not in the original cut. He bribes the referee not to take the bribe
The episode opens not in Santiago, but in a dimly lit archival room in Buenos Aires, 2025. An aged archivist (cameo by a real historian) places a dusty reel on a table. "This was classified by FIFA until 2020," he says. "The fifth disc. The one they didn't want you to see."
Sergio Jadue (Karl Marx's great-nephew in performance, if the show leaned into that tension) sits alone in a fluorescent-lit hotel room. A burner phone buzzes. It’s the Miami contact. Not a lawyer. A ghost. Enough to make Leoz suspicious of everyone, but
Rivas: “Operation Blue Disc.”