Lamas compared the decline of Athens to the decline of the River

The historic coach of the Argentine National Team and the National League, refers to the loss of the Greek category.

Julio Lamasformer DT of the Argentine basketball team and with a remarkable career in the National League, this Wednesday considered the relegation of Atenas de Córdoba “as in soccer the one from River and that will help him to wake up“, after a series of permanence in which they lost the category when they fell to San Lorenzo by a tight 3-2.

“The National League will continue the same with Athens or without Athens, as in football with River’s relegation, it will serve to wake up“, studied Lamas, 58, in the statements on the Super Miter Deportivo radio program. The Millionaire lost the category in June 2011, in the Promotion with Belgrano, and after achieving the promotion he went through, with the arrival of Marcelo Gallardo, one of the most brilliant cycles in the history of the club.

Lamas, former manager of San Lorenzo, Boca Juniors and Obras Sanitarias, among other clubs, with Real Madrid during his time in Europe and twice for the Argentine national team (1997-1999 and 2011-2014), refers to a historical event for national basketball such as the descent of the Greeks.

The Cordoba team bid farewell to the National League after losing last night against San Lorenzo by 73-62 in the permanent series, and lost in the category for the first time after 38 consecutive years at the highest level, which is the most winners in the tournament with 9 Titles.

Lamas, from basketball coach to Balbo’s technical assistant in soccer

Julio Lamas led the Japanese national team for the last time between 2017 and 2021 and then moved to football, when he joined the coaching staff of Abel Balbo, where he worked at Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero and Estudiantes de La Silver.

“Maybe in the next team led by Abel Balbo I will join him, just in Buenos Aires. At Estudiantes de la Plata there was no time to get the idea we had” Lamas admitted.