San Lorenzo received a wink from justice and shouldn’t have to pay Piatti a millionaire

As well as clenching fists while doing it Galicia Insua for the great triumph that the team achieved in an excruciating way on Sunday at noon for 1-0 against Platense, in San Lorenzo in these hours we also celebrate what insiders consider another victory, but in this case not on the pitch. The thing is the Court of First Instance of Labor n. 47 in the trial conducted by Ignacio Piatti against the institution for the termination of his contract in December 2020 and is only obligated to pay the $850,000 release clause.

The story between Nacho Piatti and the Cyclone did not end on good terms. Although he was champion of the 2014 Copa Libertadores, the most important title in the history of the club, his last step was abruptly stopped since the management decided to use the clause that had been stipulated to terminate their relationship prematurely.

This came 10 months after his return from MLS’ Montreal Impact after Marcelo Tinelli, Barça’s president at the time, personally sealed his return to the Boedo club. The signed contract was for two years, with salary increases. But there were two clauses, one for each party, to terminate the employment relationship. Naturally whoever decided to activate this clause had to pay compensation.

In the case of the Cyclone, it was $850,000. HoweverIatti considered that the clause did not apply since the law prohibiting unjustified dismissals was in force due to the coronavirus pandemic. For this reason, the now ex-footballer (he retired at the end of 2021 after moving to Racing) sued San Lorenzo, claiming the entire contract, the related double compensation and the penalties. The total number of what he requested has risen to about 2,400,000.

Everything has been left in the hands of justice. Judge Emilce Selleiro ruled on the 20th of this month that of all the claims made by Piatti, only those $850,000 in compensation match him, since the aforementioned trigger clause does not apply in this case to dismissal without justification. In other words, according to the law, the company has made correct use of what was established in the contract stipulated at the time between the parties.

Naturally, this sentence can be challenged by Piatti as it is a definitive sentence of the first instance. In any case, at the same time, San Lorenzo’s lawyers had already agreed last year to pay the 850,000 with Nacho, in four installments, three of which have already been paid.

On the other hand, the Boedo entity has another dark front open in justice. The lawsuit brought by midfielder Lucas Menossi, considered fired by San Lorenzo for debts and went on probation at the end of 2021, has something to do with it.