San Lorenzo de Almagro concluded their training week with two practice matches at the Pedro Bidegain Stadium. The activity, held during the FIFA break, was designed to assess the squad ahead of their next official fixture.
The first match pitted the starting eleven against a reserve team and ended 2-0 in favour of the first team. Rodrigo Auzmendi and Alexis Cuello scored the goals. The starting lineup featured José Devecchi; Alejo Córdoba, Danilo Arboleda, Emiliano Amor; Ezequiel Herrera, Nicolás Tripichio, Mauricio Cardillo, Mathias De Ritis; Facundo Farías, Alexis Cuello and Rodrigo Auzmendi.
The second game, which mixed senior professionals and youth players into two teams, finished 1-1. Diego Herazo scored for Team B, with Franco Lorenzón equalising for Team A. Team A lined up with Facundo Altamirano; Franco Lorenzón, Daniel Herrera, Agustín Pérez; Juan Alvarez, Ignacio Perruzzi, Teo Rodríguez Pagano; Facundo Gulli, Gustavo Del Prete, Alan Salas and Matías Reali. Team B featured Santiago Torres; Martín Korsunsky, Manuel Insaurralde, Franco Morán; Agustín Ladstatter, Gonzalo Alassia, Juan Cruz Rattalino, Gonzalo Abrego, Ignacio Zaballa; and Diego Herazo.
Guzmán Corujo and Nahuel Arias did not participate in ball work due to muscular discomfort. Martín Rio and Nicolás Blanco continued with specific intensified training routines.
San Lorenzo will return to training this Monday at the Ciudad Deportiva. The focus is on preparing for Saturday's tough challenge away to Defensa y Justicia. The team's recent form has been inconsistent over their last five outings.
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