Players must know how to overcome adversity; there are times when you are considered and times when you are not,” the representative stated. Finally, the representative asked not to create internal conflicts and highlighted Marcelo Gallardo's career: “Let's trust the criteria of a consecrated coach, who has known how to take this club to the highest level. In this regard, Juan Cruz Oller, Lencina's representative, clarified the player's situation with the 'Millionaire' and referred to his surprise at the coach's decision. “Lencina's renewal is a contract that is already agreed upon, it is not an agenda issue. Obviously, prior to the elections, no authority can sign an economic commitment, and now what we are waiting for is for the new signatures to be established,” Lencina's representative added. Regarding the sporting side, Oller admitted that the young player's absence surprised him: “I spoke with him today, he had lunch in our office. After being left out of the bench in the Superclásico, Santiago Lencina's representative spoke about the player's contractual situation with River. The midfielder's absence caused a stir among fans and in the player's circle. Later, new authorities took over, which implied that there would be changes in signatures: the contract would be signed in the next few hours,” Oller explained in dialogue with TyC Sports. In turn, he gave more clues about the negotiations with River: “The contract is agreed upon. If you ask Francescoli, it was a negotiation of between 15 and 20 days, no more. I also spoke with Enzo Francescoli and Gonzalo Moreno. This is a difficult question to answer: it surprised all of us.” “I told the player: ‘Try to trust the coach that, even though the team is going through a bad moment, is a confirmed coach.’ The negotiation went through without any turbulence, it was not signed a week before the elections because the club statute does not allow it. It would be very reckless on my part to tell a kid who is just starting out: ‘What a barbarity, he left you out.’ I don't know if that adds up for him, for the coach or for the club.” River will face a difficult challenge when they measure up against Vélez in the Clausura Tournament of the Professional League, where they will have to take at least one point from Liniers to secure their place in the Playoffs and continue dreaming of qualifying for the Copa Libertadores.
