Quienes somos? (Who are we?)

Bienvenidos al blog de la Peña de San Lorenzo “La Gloriosa” de Warwick, Inglaterra, la única peña de San Lorenzo en el Reino Unido, y según tenemos entendido, la única del fútbol argentino por estas tierras.

Somos un grupo de cuervos que vivimos en alguna parte del Reino Unido (Inglaterra, Escocia, Gales e Irlanda del Norte) o en Irlanda del Sur, y compartimos la misma pasión por nuestro amado Ciclón. La peña se originó con dos propósitos en mente. Primero, para tener un punto de encuentro, físico o cibernético, entre todos los que compartimos la pasión por San Lorenzo y vivimos en alguna de estas islas del Norte. Segundo, para contribuir a diseminar la religión Sanlorencista por estas tierras. Tenemos como objetivo bautizar a cuanta persona con potencial para ser un cuervo de ley exista en estas islas, sin importar su nacionalidad, raza o género. Por esta razón y para captar el interés de nuevos cuervos que no hablen español, gran parte de la página estará escrita en inglés.

Nuestro "Headquarter" se encuentra en Warwick, pueblo histórico del condado de Warwickshire, Inglaterra. Está ubicado a orillas del río Avon, y posee una población de 25,434 habitantes (según el censo de 2001) y se encuentra a 18 kms al sur de Coventry y 4 kms al oeste de Leamington Spa. Si vivís en UK o estas de paso por estas tierras y sos cuervo, unite a nosotros! cuervosdeuk@yahoo.com.ar

English version

Welcome to the San Lorenzo FC Warwick Supporters’ Club

We are the first San Lorenzo FC supporters’ club in the United Kingdom and as far as we know, the first Argentine football team supporters’ club in the UK.

We are a group of San Lorenzo supporters who live somewhere in the UK and Ireland. We share the same passion for our beloved team (which by the way it is the current Argentine champion). Our two main purposes are: a) to have a meeting point - either physical or cybernetic – among all of us who feel the pride and passion of being a “cuervo (crow)” and b) to welcome anyone who wants to join the big and creative group of San Lorenzo supporters in the world, regardless his/her nationality, ethnicity, religion and gender.

Our headquarters are at Warwick, but you can join us regardless where you live. Contact us at: cuervosdeuk@yahoo.com.ar

Monday, September 3, 2007

CADA VEZ SOMOS MAS…

Some of the members of “The Glorious at Warwick” met up in Rome to enjoy the marvellous tastes that Italy has to offer: incredibly nice people, amazing food, wonderful architecture, and a truly deep passion for football!

We made sure that every Italian (and every tourist from anywhere else) would get to know SAN LORENZO. We always walked around wearing the blue and red colours, even when we were inside the Vatican!






More interestingly, we got the chance to evangelize a few Italians to become supporters of our loved SAN LORENZO.

Considering that NAPOLI is the new home of our Ezequiel Lavezzi, we wanted to make a special pact of Friendship with NAPOLI supporters. Here we have a picture of Malena, and the two new Napolitani members of “The Glorious at Warwick”: Ivan D’Angelo and Michelle Raitano.







Even Kiko wanted to become a NAPOLI-and-SAN LORENZO supporter…




Further, following the passion for the blue-and-red colours, we also made a pact of Friendship with the CAGLIARI team. This is Barbara, a Cagliari fun, who has also become a lover of SAN LORENZO…



Thursday, August 9, 2007

Returning to Boedo: Getting Part of our Soul Back



One of these days I am going to devote more time to write about this long, fateful and tragic story. For the time being, let me give you a short snapshot of what has happened to the old San Lorenzo stadium during the dictatorship period.

On May 17th, 1916, San Lorenzo inaugurated his mythic stadium "El Gasometro", located in the neighbourhood of Boedo, with a maximum capacity of 75.000 people. Since then, "El Gasometro" became one of the largest and most comfortable stadiums in Argentina. The most important musical events would be held in “El Gasometro,” and the Argentine National team would play in “El Gasometro.”

One fateful day, March 7th 1980, Osvaldo Cacciatore, Councillor of the City of Buenos Aires in the Argentine Dictatorship at that time, ordered to demolish “El Gasometro” arguing that he wanted to open a new street that would cross the area where the stadium was placed, plus they wanted to build a school also around the same area. Believe it or not, that was a dictatorship and, by definition, they ended up doing what they wanted: “El Gasometro” was demolished.

The story does not finish here though. Would you believe me if I told you that instead of building the school and the street, those lands were sold to Carrefour? It would sound crazy, wouldn’t it? Well, that is what it happened. Carrefour bought the lands in 1985 and they built a cold supermarket in the same place where “El Gasometro” would host emotions and passions of millions of people.

Ten years after the demolition and with a big effort of all San Lorenzo supporters, we all built our new stadium “El Nuevo Gasometro” in the neighbourhood of Villa Soldati. Nevertheless, most of San Lorenzo history and identity still remains in Boedo and it’s our right to get what it has been snatched by the dictatorship back. A group of San Lorenzo supporters (see for example: http://www.volveavenidalaplata.com.ar, http://www.schcasla.com.ar or http://www.deboedovengo.com) are working hard in order to achieve this aim. The first step is to get the portion of land (4500 mts2) in which the school was going to be built but it was never built.

Last Tuesday August 7th, San Lorenzo gave a very important step towards this objective. A Public Audience was held in the San Martín Hall of the City of Buenos Aires Parliament. More than 150 San Lorenzo supporters were present and more than 20 people acted as speakers. Now we need to wait for the final approval. We will keep you updated.

Marcelo´s Speech at the City of Buenos Aires Parliament



Our very good friend, Marcelo Castillo, was one of the speakers in the Parliament. Marcelo and Pato (from this Peña) used to share many years in Buenos Aires talking and discussing about San Lorenzo and writing some of our supporters' songs. It’s a great pleasure that Marcelo is fighting for our rights. We are sure that he is doing it very well, with his blue and red heart and his very clever mind! Below, you can find his speech (in Spanish though, sorry!) taken from www.deboedovengo.com.

Sras. Y Sres:

Mi nombre es Marcelo Castillo, soy ciudadano de Buenos Aires, hincha de San Lorenzo, trabajo en el Grupo Deboedovengo y si bien hoy vivo en Caballito, he vivido muchos años en Parque Chacabuco y Boedo.

Mi intención fundamental es resaltar hoy la importancia y las implicaciones del proyecto que motiva esta Audiencia, tanto para San Lorenzo como para la ciudad.
No se trata simplemente de "devolverle la plaza a San Lorenzo", es mucho más que eso.

A través de la Ley de Reparación Histórica, creada por los Dres. Juan Carlos Temez y Marcelo Vazquez y presentada por el legislador Miguel Talento, estamos, de alguna forma, recuperando una parte de la historia de Buenos Aires. Y una parte muy importante.

Se trata de entender que las historias de San Lorenzo y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires van de la mano y que la reparación histórica a San Lorenzo de Almagro significa también rescatar una parte muy rica de la historia de la ciudad.

Intelectuales como Adrián Gorelik y Julio Frydenberg han investigado como la confluencia (entre las décadas del 20 y del 40) de los procesos de poblamiento de los "nuevos" suburbios de Buenos Aires, de popularización y posterior masificación del fútbol fue decisiva en la conformación del artefacto "barrio". Esta confluencia ha generado una configuración de la ciudad con numerosos estadios de fútbol que es prácticamente única en el mundo.

Los barrios fueron una construcción pública. Y en general fue una construcción silenciosa. Enorme, pero silenciosa. Y el Gasómetro de Avenida La Plata fue un monumento a tal construcción, impulsada por los vecinos de Boedo y barrios aledaños.

San Lorenzo creció en una sociedad que no había renunciado a cosas tales como equidad, participación, solidaridad, interacción en el espacio público, diversidad cultural. En Buenos Aires, los barrios fueron una de las expresiones de la consecución de esos valores.

Por desgracia, San Lorenzo debió enfrentar la formidable presión de la Municipalidad de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires para que se fuera de Av. La Plata, incluso antes de la intendencia de Cacciatore. Funcionarios que no lograron percibir el sentido histórico que tenía el Gasómetro, que desdeñaron a la construcción social de la cual era un símbolo, lo eligieron como blanco para sus ataques.
Y así llegamos (extorsión mediante) a la penosa Ordenanza 35637 de Cacciatore refiriéndose al Gasómetro como un "estadio obsoleto y ruinoso"... Solo por eso la ordenanza debería ser derogada.

PERDIO SAN LORENZO SU LUGAR EN EL MUNDO Y PERDIO LA CIUDAD UN LUGAR HISTORICO, casi sin advertirlo, supuestamente para dar paso a un "complejo urbanístico" que nunca se construyó.
San Lorenzo se quedó prácticamente sin presencia en Av. La Plata. Y ha pagado las consecuencias.

Pasaron muchos años hasta que los sanlorencistas pudimos comenzar a pensar en recuperar nuestra identidad y el sentido de pertenencia. Y celebro que la Legislatura haya acompañado este proceso, rescatando desde las las instituciones la historia del Gasómetro y su indigno final.

Esto muestra que en algunas cosas hemos crecido, que hemos empezado a comprender el rol social fundamental de los clubes en la ciudad y su innegable significado histórico.

Mediante el proyecto de ley de referencia ganan San Lorenzo y la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. En primer lugar, porque recuperan (ambos) la conciencia de su historia y a partir de ella pueden construir un futuro mejor.

Gana la Ciudad de Buenos Aires porque da un mejor uso al predio de Marmol y Salcedo. Es muy importante tener en cuenta que NO SE PIERDE UNA PLAZA, SE DA UN MEJOR USO A UN PREDIO QUE CONSTITUYE UN RETAZO DE UNA OPERACIÓN URBANISTICA FALLIDA, QUE HA SIDO ESCASAMENTE USADO POR LOS VECINOS SIMPLEMENTE PORQUE NO SIRVE COMO PLAZA.

Devolver el terreno a sus legítimos dueños para que puedan cumplir los objetivos sociales que la entidad persiguió desde su fundación en 1908, fortaleciendo de esta manera a una institución histórica de la ciudad, solo puede entenderse como una ganancia para la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.

Queremos, además, que la restitución del predio a San Lorenzo de Almagro implique un cuestionamiento a determinados paradigmas de la planificación urbana. La desaparición (extorsión mediante) del Gasómetro de Av. La Plata se concretó durante la intendencia de facto del brigadier Cacciatore, pero fue alentada desde muchos años antes por los planificadores urbanos de la Municipalidad de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Más aún, algunos de los funcionarios que participaron en forma directa en la desaparición del Gasómetro se desempeñan hoy como asesores del Gobierno de la Ciudad. Y no creo que hayan cambiado su forma de pensar sobre el tema. Y muchos de sus colegas tampoco.

Como decía al principio, debe producirse una concientización sobre el hecho de que LOS CLUBES DE FUTBOL Y SUS ESTADIOS SON PARTE DE LA HISTORIA DE BUENOS AIRES.

Existe consenso sobre la necesidad de desarrollar la zona sur de la ciudad, pero es importante tener en cuenta que el sur de la ciudad no es solamente el Riachuelo, pensar la cosas de esa manera quizás sea la mejor forma de fracasar. Debe aprovecharse todo el potencial social y cultural de la zona sur, por ejemplo, el del barrio de Boedo. Pero claro, para esto se necesitan recursos e instalaciones, entre otras cosas. Pienso que afianzar la presencia del club San Lorenzo de Almagro en la zona de Av. La Plata apunta en ese sentido.

Y con esta Ley gana San Lorenzo porque recupera presencia en su lugar del alma, porque el predio le permitirá profundizar sus vinculos con la comunidad y de esta forma crecer como institución.

La recuperación del terreno es fundamental para San Lorenzo y todo lo que se diga al respecto es poco, pero es ni más ni menos que un comienzo. Luego será fundamental tomar decisiones acertadas sobre qué construir en el predio.

En este sentido, no queremos que la recuperación del terreno venga acompañada de fuertes limitaciones para su utilización, tal circunstancia desvirtuaría totalmente la Reparación Histórica que las instituciones de la Ciudad han decidido.

Creemos que el terreno debería encuadrarse dentro del Distrito de zonificación E4, que permitiría una gran variedad de usos y además protegería al terreno de una eventual venta futura que por supuesto sería contraria a la Reparación Histórica que tratamos.

Pensamos que San Lorenzo debe aprovechar fuertemente el terreno en el futuro, que además de servir para actividades sociales debe ser un lugar donde pasen cosas importantes, que hagan que se vuelva a asociar a San Lorenzo con Boedo pero no sólo por tradición sino por presente y sobre todo futuro, mostrando que el regreso a Boedo es una realidad posible y tangible. Queremos que lo que se construya en el terreno transmita la idea de un San Lorenzo fuerte, de un camino nuevo que está siendo recorrido desde la conciencia de la identidad y de la historia.

Respetando nuestro pasado, nuestra tradición y el arraigo que, en conjunto, componen nuestra identidad y sentido de pertenencia, emprenderemos una nueva etapa en la vida de San Lorenzo con nuevos sueños, sin los cuales no hay futuro.

Muchas Gracias.

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Ramón “Hurt” By San Lorenzo Defeat


This is what Gregory Sica have written in goal.com:

Ramon Diaz, the manager of Argentine champions San Lorenzo, admitted he is “hurt” by his team’s last minute defeat against Newell’s Old Boys on Sunday.

“The defeat hurts, but this has just started. We have to keep on working hard and the players are all motivated by this, that’s why things will work out”, Diaz told the press.

The “Ciclon” dominated the match during large periods, but although they promised a lot in the attack, they were ineffective.

Despite the 1-0 defeat their popular manager was “happy with the team's showing”, but affirmed that they “have players that can play much better”.

San Lorenzo, who won the Clausura championship in emphatic fashion last season, displayed the potential to win back to back titles against a difficult Newell’s side.

But as Diaz said, “the start of the season is the same for everyone, it is very complicated”.

Newell’s, who are always difficult at home, won the three points after a long distance drive from Leonel Vangioni deflected off a defender and ended up in the back of the net.

“In a highly disputed match, they [Newell’s] were able to take advantage of a crucial moment in the match”, Diaz concluded.

Monday, August 6, 2007

1st match: A stumble is not a fall


San Lorenzo conceded a late goal to lose 1-0 against Newell’s Old Boys in Rosario.

Leonel Vangioni won Newell’s the three points when his long distance drive deflected off a San Lorenzo defender and ended up in the back of the net in the final minute of the match. Very bad luck!

San Lorenzo were the better side throughout the ninety minutes, but lacked imagination in the attack. We really missed both Ledesma, who would contribute with the magical final pass, and Lavezzi, who would dribble even the referee! Anyway, we believe in this team, and we will support them until the end of the Championship. We still couldn't see Bilos and Romeo in the pitch. Hopefully they are ready for next match this Friday against San Martin de San Juan. Don't worry San Lorenzo, as the Haitian proverb says, a stumble is not a fall.

To read about the rest of the matchs, have a look at http://goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=373822

Thursday, August 2, 2007

A Greek Gentleman


Michael Paterakis, reporter of www.goal.com, has recently offered his apologies to "The Glorious" for having omitted mentioning "San Lorenzo" in his report about Ledesma, and instead, having only stated that Ledesma had played in River Plate (see our post in the blog "This is how a Greek "journalists" talked about Ledesma"). With his reply, Michael has shown to be a honest, self-critical and flexible person, a true Greek Gentleman. We appreciate that very much, and we will keep each other posted. He will inform us about Ledesma's performance straight from Greece and we will keep him informed about our beloved San Lorenzo. ;-) Welcome Michael to "The Glorious"!

La Peña Tiene una Madrina, y de Lujo! ("The Glorious" Has an Amazing Guardian)


Se llama Rosa, pero para los amigos es "La Tota". Tiene 92 años cuervos en la sangre y en el alma. Vive, respira, sueña, transpira San Lorenzo. Para nosotros es un honor que la Tota haya aceptado ser nuestra Madrina. Desde su Parque Chacabuco nos manda esta carta confirmando su "madrinazgo":

Buenos Aires, 1de agosto de 2007

¡Hola Patricio!

Felicitaciones, es muy importante la creación del blog “la gloriosa” Ponte contento ¡tus objetivos ya se empiezan a cumplir!
Siempre le pregunto a tu padre por vos y se de tus logros, Patricio me puse muy contenta de que me propusieras ser la madrina “la gloriosa” es un honor para mi voy a cumplir 92 años y tengo el San Lorenzo en mis en mis genes pues mi flia. así me lo inculcó.
Mi yerno el Dr. Carlos Nastri a pesar que es de Ferro me alimenta mi fanatismo con los “papers” que me trae, los cuales me mantienen actualizada.
Creo Patricio que con esta página, transmitis alegría pues agregas vida a mis jóvenes años “sonreír es conseguir salud y amigos”. Quedo a tu disposición ante cualquier duda, agradeciéndote y saludándote por tu distinción.
¡Adelante!

Firma: BAUDILIA PERAL de ROSA (TOTA) LC 0011328

Argentine League begins tomorrow and San Lorenzo is ready for the show!



This is the way Gregory Sicca, from www.si.com, reflects on San Lorenzo's current situation:

"When San Lorenzo won its first Argentine title since 2001 last season, it demonstrated all the qualities of a true champion. Not only did the team play an attractive style of soccer, but it also showed the necessary temperament to defeat difficult opponents.

In the '07 Apertura Championship, San Lorenzo will do its best to reproduce last season's outstanding form, although it will be without two key players in Ezequiel Lavezzi and Cristian Ledesma, who left for Europe. But the reigning champions are still favorites to defend their title after replacing them.

Even so, with the level of quality likely to be on display in the championship this season, San Lorenzo must be at its all-time best in order to overcome tricky rivals like Boca Juniors, Estudiantes de La Plata and River Plate.

These clubs have also suffered similar losses, but have all cashed in thanks to their sales and should be as strong as ever. Argentine soccer is accustomed to the ongoing exodus of its best players, and although it often affects the better teams in the league, it helps bring in a large percentage of their cash flow.

It also helps even out the competition, as has been the case in the last few years. Many different teams are starting to break the Boca Juniors-River Plate monopoly, and several smaller clubs are beginning to rise to prominence. Teams like Arsenal de Sarandí and Lanús are now consistently challenging for the honors, and this is likely to continue this season.

The '07 Apertura, which begins on Friday, guarantees high-quality soccer and promises to be one of the most evenly matched competitions of the last few years.

Most significant signings
Of all the title candidates, San Lorenzo reinforced the best after cashing in on Lavezzi's $8 million transfer to Italy's Napoli. The defending champs beat Boca to midfielders Juan Manuel Torres (Racing) and Daniel Bilos (Saint-Étienne).

Bilos, who had won two championships with Boca before moving to France, will add strength to San Lorenzo's midfield with his 6-foot-4 frame. But San Lorenzo's biggest signing is Bernardo Romeo, who returns to the club from Spain's Osasuna. Romeo played a leading role in San Lorenzo's '01 Apertura and Copa Mercosur titles."

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Theodore became a new member of "The Glorious"


Theodore is Greek but he lives in England. Today he became San Lorenzo supporter and he will follow all San Lorenzo news from our blog. In Greece, he supports Olympiacos and he is very happy with their new player Ledesma! Enjoy him!
Welcome Theodore to the FAMILY!

Romeo heads back to San Lorenzo


Osasuna have agreed a deal for their striker Bernardo Romeo with San Lorenzo of Almagro.

The move will see Romeo return to his home country for a second spell with his beloved San Lorenzo.

San Lorenzo president Rafael Savino announced the agreement, saying: "I have reached an agreement with the officials of Osasuna for bringing back Romeo to San Lorenzo.

"There has been a total understanding with Osasuna. We had to resolve the fact that Romeo was under contract for one more year at Osasuna and fortunately we have been able to do that.

"Next Tuesday we will be signing the contract and that night Romeo will be travelling to Buenos Aires."

Romeo was top scorer in the Argentine top flight with San Lorenzo in 2001, when San Lorenzo got the Argentine Championship. During his three years in the Bundesliga he scored 35 goals in 77 league appearances.

The 29-year-old striker then spent a less successful spell in Spain, first at Real Mallorca and then Osasuna, and he says he would welcome a return to Argentina to link up with coach Ramon Diaz.

Romeo said: "I was hoping for an understanding between both clubs because I am very tempted with the project that Ramon Diaz has for San Lorenzo for the next year, to play the Copa Libertadores."

"I came to Osasuna a few days ago after being on holiday in Argentina because I had to present myself at the club for the pre-season work. But I am very thankful because the officials of Osasuna understood that it's important for me to return to San Lorenzo."

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Bilos Awaiting San Lorenzo Deal


The agent of Argentine midfielder Daniel Bilos told the press that the negotiations for the player to join the Argentine giants San Lorenzo next season are “difficult”, but he is still optimistic about its chances.

Hugo Issa, the agent who represents the midfielder, admitted that there are differences between both parties for the player to join the Argentine champions, but affirmed that the negotiations “will be resolved”.

What is delaying the transfer is that French club Saint Etienne, who are the owners of the player, “are making things difficult”, because they are asking for more money before loaning out the player to San Lorenzo.

At the moment Bilos, who stands at 1.94 meters, finds himself in Buenos Aires waiting for both clubs to come to an agreement over his future.

According to Issa the midfielder “wants to play for San Lorenzo”, but has left himself open to offers from other clubs.

“They have called us from lots of places, from Boca, Independiente. But the team that is most interested in acquiring the player’s services is San Lorenzo”, he said.

Issa is happy about the interest shown for Bilos by San Lorenzo manager Ramon Diaz, and concluded “for Ramon to want him is something to be very proud about”.

Source: www.goal.com

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Who say that we haven't gone to Japan? We ARE in Japan!




Tokyo Football Club fans know very well who are the best supporters in the world and they support their team with all the "party-favours" (flags, horns, sunshades) imitating "The Glorious". I took these pictures from www.mundoazulgrana.com.ar forum. Thanks Ary and Diega from mundoazulgrana.com!

This is how a Greek "journalists" talked about Ledesma


While I was reading the news in www.goal.com, I found out the following paragraph written by Michael Paterakis from Athens:

"...According to reports, 28-year-old San Lorenzo defensive midfielder, Christian Ledesma, is coming to Greece this week to sign a three-year contract with the Super League winners. That will be his second spell with a European club after a short stint with Hamburger SV five years ago. He has also played for seven Argentinean clubs, including River Plate" Source: http://goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=362333

Here you have my comments to Michael's report, also posted in www.goal.com:

"Dear Michael, let me tell you that Ledesma is currently well known simply because he played in San Lorenzo, the last great Argentine champion. You should have written the following instead: "He has also played for seven Argentinean clubs, including SAN LORENZO, where he was one of the best players of the current Argentine champions". Why did you add: "includying River"? I inform you, that Olympiacos didn't buy him when he played for River. He was not called to play for the Argentine National team when he played for River, although he is part of the Argentine Natinoal team now that he plays for San Lorenzo. Your comment seems to suggest that you are ignorant about argentine football, and that you believe that argentine football is simple Boca Juniors and River PLate. With this kind of comments, you contribute to feed this fake hegemony!!! There are many other important football clubs in Argentina and it's fair to mention them when they are part of the news. Don't feed the beasts!!! With Regards, Pato"

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

San Lorenzo gives Olympiacos a gift.


One would expect that gifts go from rich to poor. This doesn't happen in San Lorenzo of Almagro. We are so altruist and we care so much about the wellbeing of the others, that we decided to give up Cristian Ledesma, one of the best Argentine midfielders and current champion with San Lorenzo of Almagro, just for U$S 1.200.000.

Ledesma, has just signed up a contract with Olympiacos. He was a key player in San Lorenzo’s sensational title run and he previously had little success in Europe when he defended the colours of Germany’s Hamburg SV.

The midfielder was happy with the chance to return to Europe even though a) he won’t be playing in one of the continent’s major leagues and b) he is leaving the best Argentine team.

“It is a very important step. I will go to a club that also plays for important things, that’s why I made the decision. Emigrating once again is very difficult for the whole family, but I have to do this because I want to have my revenge in Europe”, he said, and we add a detail that he hasn't mention: he signed a contract to stay at the Greek team for three seasons, and will receive a salary of 500,000 euros for each of those seasons. But he kept emphasizing the other non-pecuniary factors: “It is very important, I like it a lot. Knowing that the team has qualified for the competition had a big influence in my decision”, he concluded.

San Lorenzo, who holds the 50% of Ledesma’s pass, will receive just US$ 1.200.000. Considering the values of other transactions in the football players' market, we believe that San Lorenzo has just decided to give a gift to Olympiacos. I wish Olympiacos realizes that and is reciprocal with San Lorenzo in the near future.

Monday, July 23, 2007

San Lorenzo Players Burgled in Mexico's Port of Veracruz


MEXICO CITY, July 22. San Lorenzo de Almagro players called police on Sunday over a 4,000-US-dollar and some personal belongings burglary at a hotel in Mexico's port of Veracruz.

The robbery included 4,000 dollars in cash, four computers, among other undisclosed items, as San Lorenzo's vice-president Nestor Daffinoti said.

Daffinoti reported the burglary to judicial officials of Vercaruz city on Sunday and he said the burglary occurred in the hotel where the players were lodged.

After losing their friendly game against Mexico's Veracruz first division team, San Lorenzo's players went out to eat in Verazcruz tourist port, Daffinoti said, but when they returned they noticed their belongings were in a mess and that they had been sneaked.

Daffinoti accused the hotel workers of refusing to help them or calling the police to immediately investigate the alleged burglary. The owners of the hotel promised Daffinoti that they were going to refund all the lost values to the players.

Saturday, July 21, 2007

San Lorenzo Argentine Champion Clausura 2007. Watch all the goals below:

Bernardo Romeo Could Return To San Lorenzo



Osasuna striker Bernardo Romeo has announced his intentions to return to his native Argentina to play for former club San Lorenzo de Almagro.

Romeo confessed his desire to return to the Argentine champions, and said that Osasuna is likely to agree to release him in the next few days.

“I want to return because there [at San Lorenzo] I experienced my best moments”, said the Argentine.

Romeo, who started his career at Estudiantes de La Plata, helped Argentina win the U-20 World Cup in 1997, but hasn't been given much of a chance to impress for the senior national team.

He is seen as a San Lorenzo idol after helping the club win both the Clausura Championship and the Copa Mercosur in 2001.

San Lorenzo manager Ramon Diaz has made clear his interest in the player, after the recent departure of star striker Ezequiel Lavezzi to Italian club Napoli.

“I have to present myself at Osasuna because on Saturday we will begin the preseason. I will go there because one year still remains in my contract, but when we come to an agreement with San Lorenzo I will take the first plane available and will join the squad no matter where it is”, Romeo commented.

He affirmed that he is looking forward to returning to his former club because at San Lorenzo he experienced his “best moments as a footballer, and the club did everything possible for him to return".

According to Romeo his agent is in Spain trying to resolve the situation as soon as possible. He also said both clubs are likely to come to an agreement during some time next week.

Source: www.goal.com

San Lorenzo Edge Atlas 2-1 In Preseason Match

San Lorenzo de Almagro defeated Mexico’s Atlas 2-1 in their first preseason outing in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Diego Rivero opened the scoring for the Argentine club in the 29th minute, but Bruno Marioni equalised for Atlas six minutes later.

Midfielder Santiago Hirsig gave San Lorenzo a well deserved victory with five minutes remaining in the second period.

San Lorenzo are in the middle of their preseason workn in Acapulco, Mexico, and will clash with both Mexico's Veracruz and Jaguares de Chiapas today Saturday 21 July and next Saturday 28 July respectively.

The Argentine champions, who won the Clausura championship in sensational fashion, are one of the favourites to contend for next season’s title even though they have sold some of their key players.

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Official: Napoli Sign San Lorenzo Striker Lavezzi



Ezequiel Ivan Lavezzi has moved from San Lorenzo to Napoli on a five year contract.

Lavezzi was being chased by a number of Italian clubs, but has been finally been snapped by recently promoted Napoli, who also signed Gargano in the afternoon.

He was recently crowned Argentine Champion with San Lorenzo, and put in a man of the match performance in the all important 4-2 win over Arsenal, the highlight being a sensational second goal with a fierce drive from outside the box.

He started his career with Estudiantes in 2003, and finished as the fourth highest scorer in the Apertura before moving to San Lorenzo, where he repeated the feat, turnign more than a few heads.

Before the commencement of the Clausura, the 22-year-old had been linked to Buenos Aires rivals River Plate. However, the deal fell through due to a conflict of interest between both clubs, and it seemed like the player was disappointed about the outcome.

He has since made and even better mark, meaning that the interest in him was no longer limited to Argentine clubs.

The youngster signs a five year contract with the club almost legendary in Argentina for Diego Maradona having represented them with distinction.

Having just turned 22, he is among the promising young strikers to come out of Argentina, even though he has yet to really set the scoring charts alight.

Source: www.goal.com

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Visiting London and promoting "The Glorious"

On Sunday 8th July, Marian, Male, Juan and Pato met in London and of course, they took advantage of the situation to promote San Lorenzo and their glorious colours to the Londoners

Gianluca and Isabella became members of "The Glorious"

Last Friday was a special day for all of us. Gianluca and Isabella (both Italians) promised their unconditional and never-ending love to our colours. The pictures show us performing the ritual with our traditional blue and red umbrella and the moment of the celebrations. Gianluca and Isa prepared a "vera pizza italiana" for this special moment!! Cheers mate!!!

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Do you want to know why they call us "The Glorious"? I guess the following video will give you an answer:


This is just a snapshot of what we are. We will be posting more information about San Lorenzo day by day. In the meantime, if you feel identified with us and you want to belong to the selective but big group of "crows" in the world, send us an e-mail to cuervosdeuk@yahoo.com.ar

Sunday, July 1, 2007

It is raining in England but there is sunshine in Boedo


San Lorenzo beat Boca again and we celebrated the victory at the Peña.

Saturday, June 30, 2007

First Pictures of the Peña

This is the way we follow every single match that San Lorenzo plays. In this picture we are Male, Marian and Pato (Argentina), Nata and Juancho (Colombia) and James (England).




Bjorn (a Swedish San Lorenzo supporter) and Pato went to Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium to support the Argentine national team against Brazil. Among us, Bjorn and Pato's main aim was to show the glorious blue and red colours to the 50.000 people at the stadium.
Pato with Rodrigo, another San Lorenzo supporter living here in England. He is from Bolivia, and he has been converted to our religion by means of the "exchanging shirts" ritual. Now, we also support The Strongest, the team he supports in Bolivia.
Marian (Arg) and Juan (Colombia), two of our unconditional members, got married wearing San Lorenzo´s shirt. They are seriously thinking of naming their future son "Boedo".

More celebrations at the Peña’s headquarters.