At a time when the calmest waters should be, in Central the opposite happens. This time the agitation took place in the morning training session on Tuesday, when Emiliano Old did not participate in it after the coach Leandro Somoza He will order the fulfillment of a special job, which has as its purpose a physical reconditioning. As they indicated, this position did not sit well with the captain, who was already handling the information that the coach’s idea was not to use him, at least as a starter, for Friday’s game against Colon. All this in the morning, but in the afternoon the story continued, with a meeting that took place at the Miter street headquarters and in which the main leaders of the club participated, plus Vecchio and his representative. In that conclave, the parties gave their opinion and agreed to lower the decibels on the issue, understanding that the most important thing is the health of Central. Vecchio will show up today to train like every day, to do a double shift (he will do it until Friday inclusive), which was what Somoza requested.
At this point it already seems clear enough that the offensive midfielder will not be present in the next game. The intention of Old It was to go at least to the bench of substitutes, but that would hardly happen considering that the work plan they put together is a double shift for several days.
The information emerged minutes before noon, when the practice had just finished and endless conjectures were woven, which with the passing of the hours were decanting. Somoza considers that the physical state of Old It is not ideal, at least to face 90 minutes, and that is why the coaching staff programmed a special routine for him, apart from the group, so that he could get ready as soon as possible. The DT and his collaborators are convinced that this work is necessary. In principle, from Monday, when the group returns to work, Vecchio will train normally, with the chance to travel to Mar del Plata, but everything will depend on the evaluation made by Somoza and his collaborators.
After Somoza’s words, Vecchio did not participate in the training, but he stayed on the premises, more precisely in the hotel, where he shared lunch with the rest of his teammates.
The player was surprised by the situation that arose, especially with what immediately transpired and clarified that at no time did he argue with Somoza. “What is being said is all a lie,” he told Ovación, at a time when the issue was in full swing.
When what had happened became known, the first vice president Ricardo Carloni and sports secretary Raúl Gordillo were present in Arroyo Seco, where they spoke with the rogue captain. However, a meeting was agreed in the afternoon, to continue chatting, of course with the presence of Vecchio, who was accompanied by his representative. Representing the club were the president Rodolfo Di Pollina, Carloni y Gordillo.
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There were no official voices, but what transpired is that the talk was on good terms, that the leadership showed support for the coach’s position and that Vecchio admitted that he had no problem complying with that requirement from the coaching staff, but that he felt that he should integrate the campus, at least to occupy a place among the relays. Like his companions, Old was one of the many players who showed a low level in the game against Tigre and Somoza had already decided that against Colon the captain was not going to be part of the starting team. They say that already on Monday the footballer, due to some information that had reached him, imagined that in practice on Tuesday or today (there will be football at the Giant) he was going to be excluded, which was what finally happened.
Hence, it is striking that Somoza did not make this determination as soon as he took charge of the team and that he had to wait until after the game against Tigre, in which Old He was a starter, to convince himself that the captain needs physical conditioning yes or yes.
Thus, what remained after another hectic day at Central is that Vecchio will not be taken into account against Colón, that he will work all week on his physique and that, in principle, from Monday he will have the same chances as the rest for the match. in Mar del Plata before Aldosivi.