San Lorenzo pay Romaña, avoid losing him on a free | OneFootball

After having received yet another warning, and being the club with the most sanctions on the continent, San Lorenzo breathed a sigh of relief after confirming the payment of the salary owed to defender Jhohan Romaña, thus preventing the key player from being able to consider himself a free agent.

The news broke on Friday morning, after the Colombian player formally demanded that El Ciclón pay his salary for the month of October, which was still owed to him. As a result, the Boedo club was forced to resolve the situation in order to prevent the defender from becoming a free agent 48 hours later.

In fact, on Saturday morning, it was confirmed that the outstanding payment had been made, something that was also verified by the Players' Union. Thus, another conflict between the management and the player was resolved, since in October he had filed a complaint about unpaid wages along with Alexis Cuello. Romaña never hid his discontent with the current management, aside from the fragile state of the Board of Directors and the uncertainty regarding San Lorenzo's institutional future.

In this way, Romaña will not become a free agent, but he also won't be present against Sarmiento. The center-back had been left out of El Ciclón's squad for the match against the team from Junín. The official reason given was that he is dealing with a physical issue that prevents him from being at 100 percent, but the truth is that this news came just hours after his formal demand to the club.

With this mini-crisis defused, San Lorenzo still finds no peace. Just a few days ago, the club received two more sanctions from FIFA, bringing the total to 14 and making it the most penalized club on the entire continent. All of this is happening alongside a bankruptcy request the institution is facing from the Swiss fund AIS Investment Fund, for 4.7 million dollars.

According to the Federation, these sanctions were recorded on November 13 and, like the most recent ones, are for an indefinite period. The previous sanctions had been filed by Rafa Pérez, a player who was with the club in 2023, and for a percentage of the solidarity mechanism from the transfer of Diego Herazo, who arrived from Deportes Tolima in February 2024.

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