Enzo Díaz sidelined at São Paulo after delayed wage complaint, portal says | OneFootball

Left-back Enzo Díaz has not been included in São Paulo’s matchday squads since the calendar resumed after the World Cup, reportedly due to dissatisfaction from his camp over delayed salary payments at the club.

The information was reported by UOL. AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR had not confirmed it with sources from the Morumbi club’s top brass by the time this report was published.

Enzo was left out of São Paulo’s squad for the match against Flamengo this Sunday (26) at the Maracanã in the Brazilian Championship. He had already been absent in midweek, in the comeback defeat to Athletico-PR. On that occasion, Tricolor said through its press office that he was “dealing with personal issues.”

In the pre-match material released by São Paulo this Saturday (25), Enzo’s name does not even appear on the list of absences. Officially, the club claims the decision to leave the Argentine out was a technical choice by head coach Dorival Júnior.

The official version, however, contrasts with the troubled behind-the-scenes situation reported by UOL.

According to the outlet, the player’s camp had approached the club’s board in recent days to express strong discomfort over delays in the payment of image rights.

The financial dispute reportedly affected the player’s attitude and intensity in training throughout the week at CT da Barra Funda, which led the coaching staff to leave him out of the trip to Rio de Janeiro, RJ, UOL reported.

Without the Argentine, Dorival has Wendell and Nicolas as left-back options in the squad, with the former expected to remain in the starting XI for the clash against the Rio side, a crucial match for São Paulo’s ambitions in the national competition.

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