The Argentine idol verbally closed his incorporation to Ciclón, but he never signed the contract.
In 1993, Diego Maradona was just one step away from being able to wear the San Lorenzo shirt. The agreement had been formalized during the early hours of the morning and seemed to seal his return to Argentine football with Bambino Veira. However, before the contract is signed, A series of disagreements frustrated the dream of the Ravens fans.
With the pass dropped, the Argentine star opted to head to Newell’s Old Boys, leaving behind what could have been his time at the Ciclón.
The day Maradona was a San Lorenzo player
After playing for Sevilla, Maradona decided to return to local football. In that context, Saint Lawrenceled by Héctor “Bambino” Veira, was shown determined to have the talent of the Ten. The negotiation progressed quickly. So much so that even the player himself said that the Barça coach visited his home together with the president of the club at the time, Fernando Miele.
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That night was completely administrative. On the one hand, Veira, Claudia Villafañe and Pelusa were in charge of discussing the sporting details. Meanwhile, in another room, Miele and the footballer’s representative, Marcos Franchi, were closing the contractual aspects. “At four in the morning he was a San Lorenzo player“, recalled Diez in an interview years later.
The meeting gave the feeling that it had reached its goal and everything seemed to be more than on track for the Argentine idol to sign the contract. The footballer was willing to be part of the squad and start a new story in the Nuevo Gasómetro. However, the euphoria was short-livedgiven that At dawn unexpected problems arose.
The end of the story between Maradona and San Lorenzo
When Maradona was preparing to go to the president’s house and sign the contract, his representative told him something that changed the course of the negotiation. As revealed by the player himself, Miele had modified some of the agreed conditions. These were not related to economic aspects, but rather to guarantees about the continuity of Bambino Veira as the team’s coach.
For the Argentine soccer player, confidence in the sports project was non-negotiableand the situation led to the signing of the contract being rejected. “I was a San Lorenzo player asleep…”, summed up the Ten with his particular humor. Shortly after, the star chose to join Newell’swhere he finally resumed his career in the country.
Source: Ambito
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