Trouble at Unión: squad cancel double sessions over debts, pre-season hit | OneFootball

The start of Unión’s preseason suffered a major setback this Wednesday due to a financial claim from the squad. The players decided to cancel the double-session day ordered by head coach Leonardo Madelón, and warned that they will not resume this training format until the club’s leadership pays the outstanding wage debts.

This stance forced the coaching staff to urgently change the plan for the first week of training. The original schedule included daily morning sessions and one day of maximum physical demand with two training sessions, a plan that was scrapped because of the protest.

A critical financial situation

The players’ protest exposes the depth of the economic and institutional crisis affecting the red-and-white club, which is dealing with several points of conflict:

The sporting outlook and the transfer market

While the board tries to defuse the strike, Madelón is attempting to keep the group focused on football preparations ahead of the Torneo Clausura. With no opponents yet confirmed for the first preseason friendlies, the coach is considering formal football training matches against the reserve team led by Alejandro Trionfini as an alternative.

For now, the transfer market is completely at a standstill. Mauro Luna Diale remains the only new face for the second half of the year, although the club has still not officially announced his return. The leadership is working against the clock to settle the internal debt and prevent the squad’s unrest from escalating, in a preseason that began with too many urgencies off the pitch.

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