There is a scorer for a while. Or until December really. José Pepe Sand, a veteran of the Lanús campus, has reconciled with the leadership of Garnet this Tuesday and extended his contract, after uncertainty formed about his continuation.

The signing of the agreement between the two sides took place around noon at the offices of Strengthincluding the directors of the institution headed by the president louis chebel. In this extension, the striker will play until the age of 42, when he will retire as a professional.

“Pepe is synonymous with commitment, validity and goalscoring talent at its best. His history at Club Lanús has another chapter and emotions are guaranteed”they wrote on the official Twitter account from the institution Garnet, where the experienced striker faces his third cycle.

Pepe Sand did not have one of his best releases from the club when he switched teams and brought his goals to Deportivo Cali in Colombia in the 17/18 season. The striker left the institution after the differences Nicholas Russo, president of the club, had a bad image with fans who accused him of leaving the Colombian club for a better contract.

The player is back at Garnet and is now the coach Jorge Almironwith no good gift to the institution and second to the latter to Professional League Cup, was able to keep the historic scorer with his players and give him a chance to play. During this time Sand turned only three goals but he is the historical scorer of the club included 159 shouting.

“El Grana and José will continue to build the #OrgulloGranate together”, the club added in the statement showing enthusiasm for Pepe’s continuation. The striker said it was the “last year” of his professional career.

Throughout his career as a player, until now he has had a total 301 goals. He has had steps in various clubs such as River Plate, Banfield, Tigre, Deportivo Cali, Al-Ain FC and others. With this bond, Sand will close his career in Lanús.