San Lorenzo manager Néstor Gorosito detailed an unexpected visit from club ultras at the Ciudad Deportiva training ground following a 2-0 defeat in the clásico against Huracán, describing the tense August 2026 confrontation as an uncomfortable byproduct of years of institutional instability and unresolved club debts.
The training session on the club’s auxiliary field took an abrupt turn when a contingent of supporters from the La Butteler barra brava interrupted the practice. What began as a scheduled week of preparation ahead of a home fixture shifted into a multi-group confrontation with players and the coaching staff.
Inside the Training Ground Confrontation With La Butteler
According to accounts from the training ground, the visitors divided themselves into three separate groups to address different segments of the squad. While one faction spoke with younger team members, leaders of the group expressed verbal backing to the coaching staff, telling them to push forward with a hardline approach if major surgery was needed on the roster. A third contingent of high-ranking ultras singled out squad representatives Alexis Cuello and Nicolás Tripichio with a direct ultimatum.
The leaders of the barra demanded that the players draw up a roster list of anyone deemed uncommitted to the club’s current situation in order to force their immediate departure. Both footballers pushed back, insisting that every member of the squad remained fully committed to turning the club’s fortunes around. Before departing, the group delivered a stark warning about future consequences if results failed to improve immediately.
The ultras warned the players during the encounter that this time they had come just to talk, but if they failed to step up and start winning, they would return and it would not be for a friendly chat.
Gorosito Pushes Back Against Panic and Defends the Board
Speaking to the press, manager Néstor Gorosito addressed the tension head-on, explaining that the ultras had approached the squad to understand the root causes of the team’s struggles. The manager pointed directly to financial baggage and administrative hurdles carried over from prior tenures as the primary driver behind the club’s current distress. Until recently, transfer restrictions prevented the club from registering new additions.
Pipo stated from the team hotel ahead of this Saturday’s 2:30 PM home fixture against Unión de Santa Fe for the fifth round of the Torneo Clausura that reality was simply what had happened, adding that the visitors had spoken very well with them, coming over to ask what the underlying reasons for the situation might be.
Néstor Gorosito, Manager, TyC Sports
Gorosito elaborated on those structural difficulties, emphasizing that past administrative bans delayed player registrations and created an ongoing environment of nervous instability. He also defended the current leadership headed by Marcelo Culotta, noting that nobody could undo years of accumulated debt and mismanagement in barely fifty days.
A Compressed Schedule and the Shadow of the Clásico
The pressure on the squad intensified following the 2-0 defeat to Huracán, a result that snapped a 25-year undefeated streak for the adversary at the Nuevo Gasómetro. The loss compounded an already difficult campaign that leaves the Azulgrana at the bottom of Zona A with three points, tied with Talleres and Estudiantes, after winning only one of their last 11 matches alongside an early Copa Argentina elimination on penalties against Deportivo Riestra.
Gorosito noted that the compressed schedule has left the squad looking hurried on the pitch, struggling to find proper spacing and execution from the moment the ball leaves the goalkeeper’s area. With just 20 days elapsed since the tournament began, the team has already contested four matches under heavy scrutiny.
Néstor Gorosito, Manager, Infobae
Despite the tense atmosphere and the arrival of police units to check on the situation after the incident became public, club officials sought to minimize the episode, claiming only a small number of supporters entered to offer support. The team prepares to face Unión de Santa Fe at home in the fifth round of the Torneo Clausura.
