After his departure from Newell's Old Boys, the forward Darío Benedetto delved into the reasons for his disassociation and revealed tense moments that, according to him, reflect the current state of the institution. The forward recalled with precision the conversation that marked the breaking point. "Are we all crazy?", he responded and emphasized: "Respect me: it will never happen with the reserve team". From that phrase, Benedetto stated that he made a firm but measured decision. He would not generate an internal conflict, but he would not accept something he considered unacceptable. "You don't want me to train with you, so I won't. It was a shitty moment and I was ready to face it", he stressed, making it clear that his intention was to continue competing and helping the team, as learned by the Argentine News Agency. Benedetto explained that, despite the blow, he tried to remain calm and avoid conflicts: "Stay calm, if the coach is you. I won't give you any problems, I'm here to add value", he told the head coach to make it clear that he would respect the decision. But what happened next disconcerted him. He recounted that coach Lucas Bernardi communicated that he would not be considered in a critical sporting context. "I didn't like it at all. I'm not bothering you", he affirmed he replied, while starting to resolve his exit with the management. The forward confessed that everything that happened surprised him deeply and that the way the situation was handled, in his view, exposes much more than a specific disagreement. "That's how things are now. His testimony adds a tense chapter to his brief stint at Lepra and opens a debate about internal management at Parque Independencia. I was left getting massages and drinking mate in the locker room. "Pipa" described that moment as the end of his relationship with the coach. "How am I supposed to train with the reserve team? It's all very obvious", he shot, pointing directly to the club's internal functioning and suggesting that his case is just a symptom of a bigger problem. With his statements, Benedetto made it clear that his exit from Newell's was not just a sporting decision, but the result of a worn-out relationship and decisions he considered inappropriate. According to his account, Bernardi offered him an alternative that he experienced as a lack of respect: to start training with the reserve division.
