The squad, which was already showing signs of annoyance, believes the club “once again failed to tell the truth” regarding the financial commitments it had made. At the same time, the confirmation that the match against Deportivo Riestra will be played on Friday, October 31st —and not on Sunday, as was planned— finally aggravated the climate. The San Lorenzo squad decided to take forceful action due to the growing discontent with President Marcelo Moretti, and the players arrived half an hour late for training—after the possibility of not attending had circulated— and the team leaders met with the executive in the Brubank box, where security personnel guarded the meeting. Although there was no official confirmation, it is being mentioned internally that the protest could stem from the incomplete payment of a sum that the players were supposed to receive, which would have generated a new short circuit with the leadership. The free weekend the squad had was planned based on a different date, so the coaching staff was left with less time to prepare for a decisive match. In the locker room, the feeling is of being abandoned, and some players had already warned days ago that the group feels “without managerial backing,” something that was intensified after Moretti's exclusion from the last AFA Executive Committee. In the midst of this scenario, the match against Riestra will be next Friday at 7 PM at the Nuevo Gasómetro, with the aim of closing the year within the qualifying positions.
