Carlos Tevez supported the strong position of the Independiente management with Santi López: “If he doesn’t renew, he doesn’t play.”

The topic of the week on Independiente is, without a doubt, the situation of the young Santiago López, hanged by the management after no progress was made in the renewal of his contract, which expires at the end of the year. The word was missing Carlos Tevez, No more, no less. And the coach clarified his position: “We are aligned with the league leaders, if they don’t renew they won’t play”.

El Apache spoke about this tough leadership determination that can change if the landscape changes regarding the prolongation of the bond of this 17-year-old boy who shines in Diego Placente’s national team. “I have already spoken to him, I gave him advice. It is a situation that he must resolve with the club. Then it will depend on him. Or I am directed towards the decision that the club will take at this moment”expressed, giving the right to action by the Board of Directors.

After the decision there were no changes in López’s situation, who trained with Pedro Monzón’s Reserve on Wednesday. If an agreement is reached, the boy will again be considered for the first team.

Who will Tevez be in Friday’s debut against Independiente Rivadavia in Mendoza? Thomas Parmathe 16-year-old who crossed the line in the preseason: “Parmito, as I tell him, has a totally different mind than the other youth teams. He is very happy and so are we with him. He is a different player, we have to take him little by little, a few days ago he shot 16. But the truth is that “He left us surprised by everything he showed in the preseason.”.

Carlitos also described Independiente’s market as “very good”, although he made it clear that he is still looking for a central defender: “The thing about Alan Franco is very difficult. I think the management is already moving in another direction. We are observing and evaluating Juan Fedorco. I’m not closing the doors to him, he deserves a lot of respect but we don’t want to rush into making a decision. Given that Franco Paredes is talking to the management, we would like him to come.”he detailed.