Atlético Tucumán squad blast board: “It’s not about money” | OneFootball

The 2-1 defeat against San Lorenzo, the third loss in the last four Clausura matches, seems to have been the last straw for Atlético Tucumán. The professional squad, which did not stay at the team hotel days earlier as a sign of discontent, released an explosive statement against the club's management and exposed everything that has been happening behind closed doors.

After leaving the Monumental José Fierro stadium amid insults—where fans even threw bills at them and Leandro Díaz challenged a fan to a fight—the players jointly wrote a post addressed to the Decano faithful, who are very upset by this stance: “We acknowledge the mistake of not having previously revealed the situation we have been experiencing within the club. We refrained because we trusted that the management would listen and improve the conditions we have been pointing out for some time.”

They quickly set the record straight and denied that the decision not to gather before the match against El Ciclón was due to the club’s mounting debts: “We want to make it clear that this is not a financial demand as the management tried to suggest; our discontent stems from an accumulation of issues that we believe are fundamental for Atlético Tucumán to grow as an institution.”

Regarding the problems, they put on the table the one that worries them the most: “We are concerned about the treatment and care of the club’s employees, people who work every day with effort and commitment. We also feel the lack of support from the management, which is almost nonexistent, except when it comes to the big teams.”

They also admitted that the relationship with the board is broken: “The decision not to stay at the team hotel was made as a last resort, since we tried several times through dialogue to reach a mutual understanding. It was a way to express our discontent without creating public conflicts or affecting the fans, who are always there and shouldn’t have to bear internal problems. We tried to resolve everything internally and respectfully, as it should be.”

In closing, they lamented this difficult moment for the Decano, not only in football terms but also institutionally: “It pains us to have to reach this point, but we believe the fans deserve to know the truth. We defend this jersey with pride and want a better Atlético Tucumán. Sincerely: The professional squad of Atlético Tucumán.”

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