Palermo hits out at Ciclón board: «I saw myself as manager» | OneFootball

Martín Palermo held nothing back when recalling his failed move to San Lorenzo just a few weeks ago. The legendary striker, who came within a step of replacing Damián Ayude on the azulgrana bench, pointed directly at the club’s leadership headed by Sergio Constantino: “I was bothered by how it was handled. We were there, the intention was there, but we didn’t reach a good ending,” the “Titan” said in an interview with ESPN.

The former Fortaleza coach admitted the disappointment was huge because the agreement seemed all but done, to the point that he was already picturing himself managing in the Copa Sudamericana. “I already felt like in two days I’d be training the team. I was at the draw in Asunción and could already see myself analyzing the rivals,” he admitted bitterly. In the end, the Ciclón chose Gustavo Álvarez, leaving Palermo eager for a return to Argentine football.

The coach also took the chance to dismiss with irony the rumors linking his possible arrival to financial backing from Mauricio Macri: “He wouldn’t even pay for a coffee, and they were saying he was going to pay my salary”, he shot back to put the matter to rest. Now, while San Lorenzo fights for qualification against Independiente, Palermo waits for a new opportunity to put on the coach’s tracksuit again in the country.

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