Mariano Soso
Who coached the team San Lorenzo de Almagro after Oct 2020?
San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro , commonly known as San Lorenzo de Almagro or simply San Lorenzo ( in English : Saint Lawrence ) , is an Argentine sports club in the Boedo district of Buenos Aires . It is best known for its football team , which plays in the Primera División , the first tier of the Argentine football league system . San Lorenzo is also considered one of the big five ( Los 5 Grandes ) of Argentine football by Argentine press , with Independiente , River Plate , Boca Juniors , and Racing Club . San Lorenzo plays its home games at Estadio Pedro Bidegain , popularly known as Nuevo Gasómetro . The stadium and sports facilities are located in the Bajo Flores district of the Buenos Aires . The clubs previous stadium was the Viejo Gasómetro , located in the Boedo district . In 1979 , the Gasómetro was expropriated by the de facto Government of Argentina and then sold to supermarket chain Carrefour . The club currently has six headquarters : three in Boedo , one in Monserrat , one at Bajo Flores , and one in villa Gesell . San Lorenzo also plans to expand its main seat on La Plata Avenue , while a 15-hectare campus in Ezeiza is projected to develop an olympic football program . San Lorenzos historical rival is Huracán , located in Parque Patricios . The two clubs play one of the older derbies in Argentina . Some supporters consider this derby as the third-most important after Superclásico and Clásico de Avellaneda , in addition to being one of the most uneven derbies of Argentine Football . Other sports practised at the club are artistic roller skating , basketball , field hockey , futsal , handball , martial arts , roller hockey , swimming , tennis , and volleyball . Some years ago , San Lorenzo had also opened a rugby union section , but it is no longer active . San Lorenzo gained international recognition in March 2013 with the election of Pope Francis , a supporter of the club . The players played with the Popes photo on their shirts during a league match against Colón Santa Fe on 16 March 2013 . History . Origins of the club . The roots of the institution can be found in a team formed by a group of kids that used to play football in the corner of México and Treinta y Tres Orientales streets of Buenos Aires . Due to increasing traffic in the city , playing football in the streets became a risky activity for the boys . Lorenzo Massa , the Catholic priest of the neighborhoods church , saw how a tram almost knocked down one of the boys while they were playing in the streets . As a way to prevent more accidents , he offered the boys to play in the churchs backyard , under the condition they go to mass on Sundays . On 1 April 1908 , an assembly was held in the Almagro district of Buenos Aires with the purpose of establishing a club . During the meeting , several names were proposed . The first option was Los Forzosos de Almagro ( The Strongmen of Almagro , the name used by the boys for their street football squad ) , which did not sound good to Father Massa ( who was present ) . The other proposal was to name the club San Lorenzo as an homage to Massa , but he refused to be honored that way . Nevertheless , the name was finally accepted by the priest , explaining that the name would not honor himself but both Lawrence of Rome ( San Lorenzo in Spanish ) and the Battle of San Lorenzo , one of the most significative combats for the Independence of Argentina . Another founding member , Federico Monti , suggested to add the name of the neighbourhood , Almagro where most of the members lived in , which was accepted by the assembly . Due to the team not having its own a stadium , San Lorenzo began to play its home games in a field property of the Club Martínez , placed in the nearby town of the same name . The squad played its first match on 26 April 1914 . At the end of the season , San Lorenzo had to play a final match against Excursionistas to declare a champion . San Lorenzo won the series ( the results were 0–0 and 5–0 ) . This title allowed San Lorenzo to enter the playoffs in for promotion to the Argentine Primera División , which was finally obtained after beating Club Honor y Patria by a score of 3–0 . First years in Primera . San Lorenzo began to play in the Argentine Football Association tournaments on 26 April 1914 in the second division , where the team finished sharing first place with Excursionistas . As a result , both teams played a two-match series to determine which team would proceed to the playoffs . San Lorenzo won the series after thrashing Excursionistas 5–0 in the second game . In playoffs , San Lorenzo eliminated other teams before playing the final against Honor y Patria , winning 3–0 and being promoted to Primera División.´ San Lorenzo made its debut in Primera on 4 April 1915 , losing to Platense by 5–1 . The first match won in the top division was the 7th fixture , when the team defeated Floresta by 3–1 . San Lorenzo finished 12th at the end of the season , tied with Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires . On 7 May 1916 the club inaugurated its first stadium ( popularly known as Viejo Gasómetro during a match against Estudiantes de La Plata , which San Lorenzo won by 2–1 . That same year , the team finished 7th in the Primera División championship . In subsequent tournaments the team did not wage good campaigns , finishing 12th and 13th . In 1919 the Argentine league split into two leagues , the official Asociación Argentina and dissident Asociación Amateur ( AAm ) , in which San Lorenzo took part , along with Racing Club , River Plate and Independiente , among other teams . San Lorenzo finished 9th . The success begins . In 1920 and 1922 , San Lorenzo finished third , finally winning its first title in 1923 . The squad won 17 of 20 games , only losing 2 . San Lorenzo scored 34 goals in 20 fixtures , conceding 13 . That same year the squad also won its first international title , The Copa Campeonato del Río de la Plata after beating Montevideo Wanderers 1–0 in the final . San Lorenzo won its second consecutive Primera División title one year later . The team played 23 matches winning 18 with 2 losses , with a total of 48 goals scored and 15 conceded . In the following two seasons ( 1925 and 1926 ) San Lorenzo would make great performances finishing 2nd to Racing Club and Independiente respectively finally achieving its 3rd title in 1927 , when both leagues AAF and AAm had joined again . The squad totaled 57 points in 33 matches played with an outstanding mark of 86 goals scored ( 2,60 per game ) and conceding only 26 . Apart of winning the domestic league , in 1927 San Lorenzo won its first and only Copa Aldao , after defeating Uruguayan team ( Rampla Juniors ) by 1–0 . The club soon became one of the most popular institutions in Argentina , increasing its number of followers and being counted in the top five ( cinco grandes ) together with Boca Juniors , Independiente , River Plate and Racing Club . In the 1930s , Isidro Lángara and other players of Basque descent endeared San Lorenzo to the Basque community . The team also relied on players from the provinces , known as los gauchos . San Lorenzo returned to success in 1933 , when the team won its 4th league championship . The squad totaled 50 points with 22 wins , 6 losses and 6 draws . San Lorenzo scored 81 goals and conceded 48 . Boca Juniors was the runner-up while Racing Club finished 3rd . In 1936 , there were two championships within the year , in a format of single-robin tournaments . San Lorenzo won the first round ( named Copa de Honor for the occasion ) while River Plate won the second round ( Copa Campeonato ) . Although titles were recognised as official by the Association , both champions , San Lorenzo and River Plate , had to play a match ( named Copa de Oro ) in order to define which team would play the Copa Aldao match v . the Uruguayan Primera División champion . Finally , River Plate won the game by 4–2 and qualified to play Peñarol . The 1940s : The best team in the world . In 1943 , San Lorenzo won the national cup , the Copa General Pedro Ramírez , named in honor of Pedro Pablo Ramírez , the de facto president of Argentina by then . San Lorenzo won the trophy by defeating General Paz Juniors 8–3 . After the 1936 success , San Lorenzo would not win a league title for ten years , when in 1946 proclaimed champion with a total of 46 points ( the runner-up , Boca Juniors , finished 2nd . with 42 ) . San Lorenzo also scored a record of 90 goals in 30 games played , only conceding 37 . That same year ( 1946 ) , the team went on to a tour of Spain and Portugal that was one of the highlights of the clubs history . The team debuted playing Atlético Aviación winning 4–1 . San Lorenzo played a total of 10 matches in Europe , with some extraordinary victories over the Spanish national team ( 7–5 and 6–1 ) . The Spanish crowd at the stadium acclaimed San Lorenzo as Son els millor del mon ( You are the best in the world in Catalan ) . San Lorenzo then moved to Portugal where the squad showed its skilled play , thrashing Porto ( 9–4 ) and the Portugal national team by 10–4 . The only team that defeated San Lorenzo was Real Madrid by 4–1 . As a result of the successful tour , player René Pontoni was offered a contract with Barcelona , but declined to leave Argentina ( Barcelona then drafted River Plates Alfredo Di Stéfano ) . Fellow player Rinaldo Martino did stay in European football and would later become a star with Juventus . The 1960s , 1970s , and 1980s . In the 1960s , a generation of players known as carasucias ( literally : dirty faces ) were the darling of Argentine fans because of their offensive , careless playing and their bad-boy antics off the pitch . The 1968 team was nicknamed los matadores as it won the championship without losing a single game . This team was recognized as the best team in the world by many journalists . In the years 1968–1974 San Lorenzo won four league titles , its best harvest ever . In 1972 , the club became the first Argentine team to win two league titles in one year . Poor administrations , however , led San Lorenzo to a huge economic crisis . Argentinas military government coerced the club into selling the historic stadium located in Boedo . The team was relegated in 1981 , only to return to the top division with great fanfare in the 1982 season , which set all-time attendance records for the club . The 1990s . By that time , the club had no stadium and was plagued by debt and irregularities . Controversial president Fernando Miele ( 1986–2001 ) delivered both the new stadium and two league titles : the Clausura 95 ( after 21 years without winning a first division title ) and the Clausura 2001 ( in which the team achieved 11 consecutive victories ) . San Lorenzo finished the Clausura 2001 with 47 points in a tournament of 19 matches , setting the record for the highest points haul since the inception of the Apertura and Clausura system in 1990 . The New Millennium . In late 2001 , San Lorenzo won their first international title : the Copa Mercosur 2001 , becoming the only Argentine team to win that international cup , because the others champions were all from Brazil . San Lorenzo also won the first edition of the Copa Sudamericana in December 2002 , claiming their second international title , and getting the opportunity to play the Recopa against the Copa Libertadores champion Olimpia . San Lorenzo is identified with the middle class atmosphere of the Boedo neighborhood . Its derby rival from the southern part of Buenos Aires are Huracán , who were promoted back to the first division for the 2007–08 season , only to be relegated again in 2011 . In 2007 , San Lorenzo won the First Division League , Clausura 2007 beating Boca Juniors in the race for the title . Led by manager Ramón Díaz , San Lorenzo secured the title after the 17th round of fixtures , with two games still to play . They finished the tournament with 45 points . Six years later , and only one year after being relegation-threatened , the club managed to win the Torneo Inicial 2013 . In 2014 , San Lorenzo won their first Copa Libertadores . In the final , they defeated Nacional of Paraguay 2–1 on aggregate , concluding their championship run with a 1–0 victory in the second leg at Estadio Pedro Bidegain . This earned the club a berth in the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco , their first trip to FIFAs premier club tournament . They would ultimately lose in the finals to Real Madrid , and finish as runners-up . Stadium . The Viejo Gasómetro stadium in what nowadays is known as Boedo was a venue of great renown , where many international games were held . During the military government in 1979 San Lorenzo was forced to sell the stadium for a small amount of money , and a few years later the supermarket chain Carrefour bought it . The price had mysteriously surged eightfold , but the Club did not get any extra money . After 14 years of renting the stadium , San Lorenzo , with the help of fans , inaugurated the new stadium , Estadio Pedro Bidegain ( nicknamed Nuevo Gasómetro ) , which opened in December 1993 at the intersection of the Perito Moreno and Varela avenues in the Flores neighborhood . The fans , however , never forgot the old stadium , and its former lot is claimed by San Lorenzo and its fans to this day . On 8 March 2012 , there was a demonstration attended by over 100,000 people in favour of reclaiming the place for the club , and on 15 November the Buenos Aires City Legislature passed a bill stipulating that , in the course of six months , Carrefour should negotiate a deal with San Lorenzo in order to share the land lot , and if no accommodation was reached then the city would expropriate it with San Lorenzos funds . First , an extension was agreed to and one-and-a-half years later , it signed an agreement establishing that the multinational retailer will build a smaller new store on a corner of its current property , financed by funds provided by San Lorenzo . The rest of the lot will be handed over to the club , and there are plans to build another new stadium there . The current stadium has a capacity of 47,964 and the pitch size is 110 x 70 m , among the biggest in Argentina . Nicknames . - Los Gauchos de Boedo ( Boedos Gauchos ) : In 1932 , San Lorenzo brought players from different provinces from Argentina ( principally from Santa Fe Province ) . Among them are , Alberto Chividini , Gabriel Magán y Genaro Cantelli . - Los Santos ( The Saints ) : The nickname emerged , because the club used The San Antonios Oratory to make his activities from Soccer . - Los Cuervos ( The Crows ) : Was called so , because of the attire of the Cures ( black ) - El Ciclón ( The Cyclone ) : San Lorenzos historical rival is Club Atlético Huracán , which means hurricane . The nickname is adopted since cyclones are stronger than hurricanes . - Los Azulgrana ( The Blue and Red ) : The color of the club ( Blue and Red ) . - Los Matadores ( The Killers ) , originally used for the unbeaten 1968 champions . - The fans collective calls itself La Gloriosa ( The Glorious ) . Players . Notable former players . - Alfredo Carricaberry ( 1920–30 ) - Luis Monti ( 1922–30 ) - Diego García ( 1925–40 ) - Clotardo Dendi ( 1931 ) - Waldemar de Brito ( 1934–36 ) - Alberto Zarzur ( 1935 ) - Isidro Lángara ( 1939–43 ) - Ángel Zubieta ( 1939–52 ) - Rinaldo Martino ( 1941–48 ) - René Pontoni ( 1945–48 ) , ( 1954 ) - José Sanfilippo ( 1953–62 ) , ( 1972 ) - Ángel Berni ( 1953–59 ) - Norberto Boggio ( 1957–62 ) - Raúl Páez ( 1958–67 ) - Héctor Facundo ( 1959–63 ) - Oscar Rossi ( 1960–64 ) - Alberto Mariotti ( 1962–64 ) - Narciso Doval ( 1962–68 ) , ( 1979 ) - Roberto Telch ( 1962–75 ) - Rafael Albrecht ( 1963–70 ) - Agustín Irusta ( 1963–76 ) - Héctor Veira ( 1963–69 ) , ( 1973 ) - Alberto Rendo ( 1965–69 ) - Rodolfo Fischer ( 1965–72 ) , ( 1977–78 ) - Mario Chaldú ( 1966–67 ) - José Varacka ( 1966–67 ) - Oscar Calics ( 1966–70 ) - Antonio García Ameijenda ( 1967–74 ) - Rubén Ayala ( 1968–73 ) - Antonio Rosl ( 1968–73 ) - Victorio Cocco ( 1968–74 ) - Rubén Glaria ( 1968–74 ) - Carlos Veglio ( 1968–75 ) - Rubén Glaria ( 1968–75 ) - Sergio Villar ( 1968–81 ) - Enrique Chazarreta ( 1970–75 ) - Héctor Scotta ( 1971–75 ) , ( 1979 ) , ( 1981 ) - Oscar Ortiz ( 1971–76 ) - Jorge Olguín ( 1971–79 ) - Ricardo Lavolpe ( 1975–79 ) - José Luis Ceballos ( 1975 ) , ( 1981 ) - Claudio Marangoni ( 1976–79 ) - Rubén Darío Insúa ( 1978–86 ) - Walter Perazzo ( 1979–88 ) - Jorge Higuaín ( 1982–86 ) - Jorge Rinaldi ( 1983–85 ) , ( 1991–92 ) - Blas Giunta ( 1983–88 ) - José Luis Chilavert ( 1985–88 ) - Norberto Ortega Sánchez ( 1985–88 ) , ( 1994–96 ) - Néstor Gorosito ( 1988–89 ) , ( 1992–93 ) , ( 1996–99 ) - Alberto Acosta ( 1988–90 ) , ( 1992 ) , ( 1998 ) , ( 2001–03 ) - Leonardo Rodríguez ( 1990–91 ) , ( 2001–02 ) - Jorge Borelli ( 1992–96 ) - Oscar Passet ( 1992–99 ) - Eduardo Bennet ( 1993–95 ) - Paulo Silas ( 1993–97 ) - Esteban González ( 1994–95 ) - Oscar Ruggeri ( 1994–97 ) - Gilberto Angelucci ( 1994–98 ) - Fernando Galetto ( 1994–99 ) - Claudio Biaggio ( 1994–99 ) - Sebastián Abreu ( 1996–97 ) , ( 2000–01 ) - Guillermo Franco ( 1996–02 ) - Iván Córdoba ( 1998–00 ) - Walter Erviti ( 1998–02 ) - Claudio Morel Rodríguez ( 1998–04 ) - Bernardo Romeo ( 1998–01 ) , ( 2007–10 ) , ( 2012 ) - Leandro Romagnoli ( 1999–05 ) , ( 2009–18 ) - Sebastián Saja ( 2000–03 ) , ( 2005–06 ) - Fabricio Coloccini ( 2000–01 ) , ( 2016–present ) - Agustín Orion ( 2001–09 ) - Gonzalo Rodríguez ( 2002–04 ) , ( 2017–20 ) - Pablo Zabaleta ( 2002–05 ) - Pablo Barrientos ( 2003–06 ) , ( 2008–09 ) , ( 2014–16 ) - Ezequiel Lavezzi ( 2004–07 ) - Paolo Montero ( 2005–06 ) - José Cardozo ( 2005–06 ) - Claudio Husaín ( 2006 ) - Andrés DAlessandro ( 2008 ) - Diego Placente ( 2008 ) , ( 2010–11 ) - Gonzalo Bergessio ( 2008–09 ) , ( 2016–17 ) - Néstor Ortigoza ( 2011–12 ) , ( 2013–17 ) - Carlos Bueno ( 2012 ) - Julio Buffarini ( 2012–16 ) - Juan Mercier ( 2012–18 ) - Ignacio Piatti ( 2012–14 ) , ( 2020–present ) - Ángel Correa ( 2013–14 ) - Emmanuel Más ( 2013–16 ) - Sebastian Torrico ( 2013–present ) - Mario Yepes ( 2014–15 ) - Fernando Belluschi ( 2016–20 ) - Paulo Díaz ( 2016–18 ) - Tino Costa ( 2016–17 ) Managers . - Máximo Garay ( 1938 ) - Guillermo Stábile ( 1939–40 ) - György Orth ( 1944 ) - Victor Cuadros ( 1954 ) - Isidro Lángara ( 1955 ) - Juan Carlos Lorenzo ( 1961–62 ) - René Pontoni ( 1962 ) - Juan Carlos Lorenzo ( 1965 ) - Tim ( 1967–68 ) - Pedro Dellacha ( 1969–70 ) - Rogelio Domínguez ( 1971 ) - Juan Carlos Lorenzo ( 1972 ) - Luis Carniglia ( 1973 ) - Osvaldo Zubeldía ( 1974 ) - Roberto Scarone ( 1975 ) - Rogelio Domínguez ( 1977 ) - Carlos Bilardo ( 1979 ) - Delém ( 1980 ) - Héctor Veira ( 1980 ) - Victorio Cocco ( 1981 ) - Juan Carlos Lorenzo ( 1981–82 ) - José Yudica ( 1982 ) - Héctor Veira ( 1983–84 ) - Oscar López ( 1985 ) - Juan Carlos Lorenzo ( 1985 ) - Bora Milutinović ( 1987 ) - Héctor Veira ( 1987–90 ) - Roberto Saporiti ( 1989–90 ) - Ricardo Rezza ( 1990–91 ) - Fernando Areán ( 1991–92 ) - Jorge Castelli ( 1992 ) - Héctor Veira ( 1992–96 ) - Carlos Aimar ( 1996 ) - Jorge Castelli ( 1997–98 ) - Alfio Basile ( 1998 ) - Oscar Ruggeri ( 1998–01 ) - Manuel Pellegrini ( 1 January 2001 – 18 May 2002 ) - Rubén Insúa ( 1 June 2002 – 5 July 2003 ) - Gustavo Quinteros ( 6 July 2003 – 29 July 2003 ) - Néstor Gorosito ( 30 July 2003 – 25 August 2004 ) - Gabriel Rodríguez ( 26 August 2004 – 2 September 2004 ) - Héctor Veira ( 3 September 2004 – 22 April 2005 ) - Gabriel Rodríguez ( 23 April 2005 – 30 June 2005 ) - Gustavo Alfaro ( 1 July 2005 – 5 February 2006 ) - Fernando Berón ( interim ) ( 6 February 2006 – 14 February 2006 ) - Oscar Ruggeri ( 15 February 2006 – 20 December 2006 ) - Ramón Díaz ( 1 January 2007 – 12 June 2008 ) - Norberto Batista ( 7 June 2008 – 30 June 2008 ) - Miguel Ángel Russo ( 1 July 2008 – 9 April 2009 ) - Alberto Fanesi ( interim ) ( 9 April 2009 – 13 April 2009 ) - Diego Simeone ( 20 April 2009 – 3 April 2010 ) - Sebastián Méndez ( interim ) ( 7 April 2010 – 30 June 2010 ) - Ramón Díaz ( 1 July 2010 – 24 April 2011 ) - Omar Asad ( 12 May 2011 – 21 November 2011 ) - Leonardo Carol Madelón ( 22 November 2011 – 1 April 2012 ) - Ricardo Caruso Lombardi ( 4 April 2012 – 8 October 2012 ) - Juan Antonio Pizzi ( 9 October 2012 – 20 December 2013 ) - Edgardo Bauza ( 26 December 2013 – 30 November 2015 ) - Pablo Guede ( 4 January 2016 – 15 June 2016 ) - Diego Aguirre ( 22 June 2016 – 22 September 2017 ) - Claudio Biaggio ( 22 September 2017 – 31 October 2018 ) - Jorge Almirón ( 5 November 2018 – 13 May 2019 ) - Diego Monarriz ( interim ) ( 13 May 2019 – 23 May 2019 ) - Juan Antonio Pizzi ( 1 July 2019 – 31 October 2019 ) - Diego Monarriz ( 1 November 2019 – 23 February 2020 ) - Hugo Tocalli ( interim ) ( 24 February 2020 – 15 March 2020 ) - Mariano Soso ( 16 March 2020 – Present ) Records . - The first Argentine soccer club to win two league titles in the same year , picking up the Metropolitano and Nacional championships in 1972 . - The first undefeated champion in 1968 Primera División . - The first club to win the Copa Sudamericana . - The only Argentine club to win the Copa Mercosur . - The first Argentine club to participate in the Copa Libertadores in 1960 - San Lorenzo is also considered as one of the FIFA Classic Clubs . - The first champion of a Unified Championship , in 1927 . - The first club who was undefeated champion two times in history : 1968 and 1972 . Honours . National . League . - Primera División ( 15 ) : 1923 , 1924 , 1927 , 1933 , 1936 ( Copa de Honor ) 1946 , 1959 , 1968 Metropolitano , 1972 Metropolitano , 1972 Nacional , 1974 Nacional , 1995 Clausura , 2001 Clausura , 2007 Clausura , 2013 Inicial - Primera División B ( 2 ) : 1914 , 1982 National cups . - Copa de la República ( 1 ) : 1943 - Supercopa Argentina ( 1 ) : 2015 Unofficial cups . Not recognized as official titles by the Argentine Football Association . - Copa San Martín de Tours ( 1 ) : 1994 - Copa Jorge Newbery ( 1 ) : 1964 International . - Copa Libertadores ( 1 ) : 2014 - Copa Mercosur ( 1 ) : 2001 - Copa Sudamericana ( 1 ) : 2002 - Copa Aldao ( 1 ) : 1927 - Copa Campeonato del Río de la Plata ( 1 ) : 1923 - Notes Women . The womens team has won the national championship , Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino in 2008/09 and 2015 . They finished fourth of five in the group stage of the 2009 Copa Libertadores Femenina . Basketball . San Lorenzo has played basketball since 1930 when the club affiliated to the association . On 26 April 1985 , San Lorenzo played the opening game of the recently created Liga Nacional de Básquetbol ( LNB ) , facing Argentino de Firmat at Obras Sanitarias venue . The team returned to LNB in 2015 . External links . - Unofficial website - Mundo Azulgrana