The president of Lanús, Nicolás Russo, affirmed that the first leg of the South American Recopa between 'Granate' and Brazil's Flamengo, to be held this Thursday, February 19, can be played without any issues. According to what Argentine News Agency learned, the main leader of the team from the southern part of the Buenos Aires metropolitan area highlighted that it is an 'international match' and that '95% of the sales have already been made'. The issue with its dispute lies in the general strike called by the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) for Thursday, February 19, when the Chamber of Deputies will vote on the labor reform bill promoted by the government of Javier Milei. 'The Lanús match will be played,' affirmed Russo to bring peace of mind to all 'Granate' fans, who will still have to reorganize their arrival to the Néstor Díaz Pérez stadium, as there will be no public transportation all day. The president stated that the difference in criteria between the Lanús match and the Torneo Apertura matches, which were rescheduled, is that the match is of an international nature, and if it is not played, Conmebol would declare the Argentine team the loser. Furthermore, '95% of the sales have already been made,' as well as some fans of the Brazilian team were already in the country at the time the strike was confirmed, during this Wednesday's noon. Analyzing the match, Russo opined that economically they are at a disadvantage by '10-1', but he trusts that he has 'a squad of well-prepared men and a very intelligent technical staff'. It remains to be confirmed how the 2025 South American Cup champion will replace the work done by the Union of Workers of Sports and Civil Entities (UTEDyC), with various versions stating that they will count on a select group of workers from the union, while another comments that they will be club administrative employees who will take on these tasks. 'Let's hope the people can come, and if not, we as leaders will take charge,' Russo closed.
