05/05/2020 - 16:52
- Clarín.com
- sports
He will not say it now because he is waiting for what will happen with the situation of Argentine soccer. But Ignacio Scocco would have already decided to return to Newell's. The resolution and announcement were kicked in for next month. And so he was at the limit of the termination of his contract with River, since the link expires on June 30. Although by the time the ball rolls again, it is most likely that Nacho will no longer be seen with the red band, but with the red and black shirt , that of the club where he grew up and debuted in the First Division ...
“The idea is not to renew with River. And it's all on track to get him back to Newell's; the economic thing has already been discussed , ” a friend of the striker told Clarín . And then why don't you bleach it now? The reason is that he is waiting for the new regulation to come out of the AFA. Whether all contract maturities (which in principle will end on June 30) are extended to December or not. If they are extended, he will have to stay six more months in River. Otherwise, you will be left with the pass and the free way to return to the red and black club of the Parque de la Independencia, in Rosario. For now, contracts end June 30 ...
Scocco in the Newell's t-shirt. His return to the Independence Park is near. (Photo: Juan José García).
The coronavirus-triggered pandemic delayed the deadlines. "Why rush?" Commented another source close to the player. In short, Nacho took his time to mature a difficult decision, even when Marcelo Gallardo - indirectly - asked him to make it public before the end of the Super League, when he said that the situation should be defined quickly because he needed to know "with which players could count for the next semester. "
Of course, now another problem has arisen that Newell's must urgently solve: FIFA disabled it because it owes $ 400,000 - plus interest - to the O'Higgins club in Chile for Cristian Insaurralde's pass. This would prevent La Lepra from registering any footballer for the next three pass markets. But the Rosario entity has two paths. Reaching an agreement with the trasandinos and paying the debt, something that is already being negotiated. Or appeal to the TAS (Court of Sports Justice), but that decision would suspend Scocco's return.
“River is very big, it is a place where many who have left would like to return and speaks highly of what the club is as a family, institution and team. It is a source of pride because we are standing on a solid foundation. I spoke with Scocco and we offered to renew him and continue with us, ”Gallardo said at a press conference, on the Ezeiza campus, in February of this year. And he added: “If he were not comfortable here, he would have already left. We have given him time to decide because he also wants to play what he has left at Newell's. At his age, he would have already returned to his home club; It is a personal decision that we respect, but as a coach I need to know which players I can count on for the coming semester. "
Gallardo wanted a definition on the Scocco case and the footballer would have chosen to return to Newell's. (Photo: Jorge Sánchez).
Gallardo respected Nacho and allowed him to take the time he deemed necessary to analyze his future. But the delay worried the River manager. To such an extent that, as Clarín could find out, they haven't talked about it for a long time. "He is not a kid. What Gallardo had to say, he told him at the time and left it up to him to decide, ”they commented from the coach's environment. This issue also worries the leadership.
It is that although they knew from Scocco's own mouth that he wants to end his career at Newell's, both Gallardo, as well as the leaders and manager Enzo Francescoli, want to continue counting on the Hughes native striker for a while longer and they let him know in several times. Nacho had shown signs of recovery in the physical and they consider that he can continue being an important player in the establishment. Not only on the court, also outside for its human quality.
However, Scocco would have other plans. "My wish is to end my career at Newell's," he had blanked before the end of last year, right between the powerlessness he felt for not being able to play the Copa Libertadores final and feeling important again after winning the Copa Argentina in Mendoza, against Central Córdoba from Santiago del Estero, when he scored a goal and was a figure alongside the other Nacho (Ignacio) Fernández.
At the end of the month (on the 29th) Scocco will be 35 years old . And he believes that it is time to return to the club that sheltered him when he was 14 years old, in which he grew up, debuted in First Division and was also champion for the first time. The situation of Argentine soccer in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic will establish whether it is in the middle or at the end of the year. At Newell's, they await you with open arms, that's for sure.
