Buenos Aires, January 13 (NA) – San Lorenzo will play its first summer friendly of 2026 this Wednesday when it faces Deportivo Cúcuta of Colombia in a match corresponding to the Río de la Plata Series. The match, which will begin at 9:00 PM, will be held at the Luis Franzini Stadium in the city of Montevideo, Uruguay, which has a capacity for 18,000 spectators. The match can be seen through Disney+ and ESPN Premium. San Lorenzo, which has Damián Ayude as its technical director and is going through a serious institutional crisis, has just closed its first reinforcement in this transfer market, after the arrival of midfielder Mauricio Cardillo from Independiente Rivadavia of Mendoza was confirmed. In any case, the Boedo club will have a very complicated summer ahead, as it will have to sell many of its stars to improve its economic situation a bit, so clubs like Boca and River already have their best players in their sights. In this context, one of the players who is not traveling to Uruguay is defender Elías Báez, who will remain in Buenos Aires, a decision directly linked to the advanced negotiation to finalize his transfer to the United States football league, as learned by the Argentine News Agency. The left-back, an undisputed starter in Damián Ayude's cycle, was preserved to avoid physical risks before a departure that appears imminent. At the club, they consider that the operation is in its final stretch and opted to safeguard the player while the contractual details of his transfer to Atlanta United are finalized. After the Board of Directors meeting on Monday night, President Sergio Costantino confirmed that San Lorenzo has already made a counter-offer and that the talks are well on track. San Lorenzo's next presentation in the Río de la Plata Series will be next Saturday, January 17, when it will face Cerro Porteño starting at 8:00 PM.
