Aldosivi in crisis before Unión: Damonte under pressure at Minella | OneFootball

In the lead-up to this Friday’s 2:30 p.m. clash between Aldosivi and Unión, Mar del Plata journalist Alejandro Avancini spoke with the program ADN on Radio Gol 96.7. During the interview, he painted a stark and alarming picture of the current state of the Shark, which is dragging along a historic winless streak and whose head coach, Israel Damonte, is on the brink.

An unsustainable streak and an ultimatum for Damonte

The reporter’s analysis began by laying out the delicate sporting situation facing the Mar del Plata side, describing it as an unprecedented scenario for the club. The team is mired in an extremely negative run in the local competition, one that has exhausted the patience of both the fans and the board.

“It’s incomparable. 21 matches without a win. Aside from the match against River and the Copa Argentina, Aldosivi hasn’t managed a single victory in what has been a dreadful campaign in the professional football league,” Avancini said. Given this alarming situation, the journalist stated categorically that the match against El Tatengue will determine the fate of the coaching staff: “Tomorrow is the last match or the last chance Damonte will have to get the 3 points… if they don’t win tomorrow, Aldosivi will be left without a coach.”

He even detailed that the club’s leadership has already been working behind the scenes to find an immediate replacement in the event of a loss or a draw: “As far as I understand, there was already a meeting between the president of Aldosivi and Damonte… I was told that Aldosivi is already in talks with a coach in case they can’t get the 3 points tomorrow.” Among the names being mentioned around the port, Avancini shared his hunch: “At one point Omar de Felippe was mentioned, Insúa was mentioned. I wouldn’t rule out ‘Kily’ González... He’s always been liked by the president.”

The reasons behind the present situation: “Recyclable squads”

When looking for the structural causes of the crisis, the journalist squarely blamed the club’s transfer policy and the lack of continuity in its planning. In his view, the club lacks a long-term direction and merely patches up the squad in every transfer window.

“It’s a combination of everything… the basic problem Aldosivi always has is that they never really put together a serious, lasting project… 15 players leave and you bring in another 15. Of course, they’re all recyclable squads,” he argued. He also pointed to the economic factor as a key limitation: “Aldosivi doesn’t have the financial muscle of the bigger clubs like Boca, like River, like Argentinos, like Lanús, like Unión, so that also means you have to wait until the very last moment to see if a free player is still available.”

As an example of this messy planning, he cited the signings of Andrés Bombergar and Nicolás Gaitán, who arrived in the city “48 hours before the tournament started” and without the necessary match fitness after long spells away from football. Lastly, he debunked the rumors linking striker Agustín Colasso to the club, calling them “a carefully crafted distraction” while Bombergar was being quietly brought up to speed.

The deplorable condition of the José María Minella Stadium

Finally, Avancini referred to the setting for this Friday’s match due to the controversial 2:30 p.m. kickoff. He estimated a crowd of “seven thousand, eight thousand people,” which is the average attendance following the club at the moment. However, the greatest concern lies in the neglect of the state-owned infrastructure.

“A Minella that is unfortunately destroyed… getting worse all the time. Just imagine, we had to change booths, because the booth where we had always worked all our lives leaks when it rains,” the journalist said. To conclude, he warned the Santa Fe press workers about the precarious conditions they will encounter upon arriving at the stadium: “The media outlets accredited in Santa Fe were told they’re being assigned an open desk where there is no 220 (volts). That’s exactly how they were told. There’s no 220. Because they’ll be in the stands.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.