SAN LORENZO achieved an important victory for the Argentine Cup against Chacaritawhom they beat in Santa Fe 2-0 to place themselves in the round of 16, where they will face Vélez. Coach Leandro Romagnoli showed his happiness but he didn’t let his guard down: “We are not here to give anything away, we are going to try to fight in everything. We were very happy to have qualified in the Libertadores but there is still a long way to go. And in the Argentine Cup there are no easy teams, far from it, we knew it was a complicated match with Chacarita, which is a big team and we had to take it with the seriousness with which we did it.
The performance, especially in the first half, left Pipi satisfied, who recognized that what was seen “At times it is close to the ideal and at times not so much. We always try to associate from behind, gather people on the sides, triangulate, be deep, be protagonists. Sometimes it is not possible because the rival also plays.”
Although he valued the size of his team by stating that “We have good players, by name, and many boys who have to gain experience”was very clear in emphasizing that “We need to reinforce, yes: something very important is coming like the Libertadores and Néstor (Ortigoza, in charge of professional football) like Marcelo (Moretti, club president) They are aware that we have to reinforce.
El Ciclón faces the certain possibility of losing some key pieces. “We know that there are offers for Adam Bareiro, Agustín Giay, we are waiting for the renewal of Malcom Braida and Gonzalo Luján. If anyone leaves, we will have to bring in those positions”said the DT in dialogue with TyC Sports.
Specifically regarding the situation of Bareiro, Romagnoli pointed out that “I try not to get involved, but I advise him to stay in San Lorenzo because he is the captain and is very important in the locker room. He is in a very big club and people love him a lot.”
As the hours go by, the chance is confirmed that River will be the Paraguayan’s destination, in whose negotiations a millionaire player could enter. There was talk of Agustín Palavecino, about whom the Barça driver was cautious: “I like him, he’s a great player, he comes here without minutes, so we have to evaluate how he is and if he wants to come.”
Finally, he referred to the next rival in the Argentine Cup, Vélez: “There is always talk about that pike, but it’s football, folklore. Vélez is fine, he did a good job and we have to prepare for that match.”
