After the elimination in semifinals of the Opening Tournament of the Professional League at the hands of Platense, San Lorenzo entered a transition stage that will mark the course of his immediate future. The last training of the squad was this Tuesday in the Sports City, a day that was marked by the farewell of Miguel Ángel Russo after presenting his resignation as technical director.
Russo's departure occurred in the midst of the versions that link him to an imminent arrival in Boca, where he already left his mark in previous cycles. His passage through the cyclone closed with a campaign that included moments of good game, but that ended with a bitter taste after the fall before Platense in a decisive instance.
The return to training was scheduled for Monday, June 16. The squad will have a rest period before resuming activities in the Sports City, but with a key unknown still unsolved: who will be the new coach? The Barca leadership works counterreloj to define the successor of Russo. With the next tournament on the horizon and the need to reaffirm a solid sports project, The choice of the new DT will be decisive for the future of the club.
However, in the last hours rumors circulated that Moretti, who is licensed, made some calls probing some candidates. Whom? Gustavo Quinteros, former Vélez coach and who knew how to be a champion with the Barca team.
Julio Lopardo said that he “bothered” him to do such movements out of what corresponds to him and said it is “wasting time.” “I regret to speak with him. I decide to the future coach. I don't think we delay too much. I have an idea and I do not think it happens from this weekend so that it knows and know how the thing continues. I don't like to delay, ”the acting president continued.
