Three players quit Argentina’s women’s soccer team in dispute over not being paid, conditions

In Argentina 3 women's soccer players -Goalkeeper Laurina Oliveiros, defender Julieta Cruz and midfielder Lorena Benítez - quit in a dispute over not getting paid and conditions.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Three players quit Argentina’s women’s squad on Monday in a dispute over not being paid and conditions at a camp ahead of two friendlies.

Goalkeeper Laurina Oliveiros, defender Julieta Cruz and midfielder Lorena Benítez, all regular starters, walked out.

“We reached a point in which we are tired of the injustices, of not being valued, not being heard and, even worse, being humiliated,” Cruz posted on Instagram. “We need improvements for Argentina’s women’s soccer national team, and I am not only talking about finances. I speak about training, having lunch, breakfast.”

Cruz and Benítez said during national squad training sessions they received a ham and cheese sandwich and a banana, which they consider inadequate for high-performance athletes.

They said the Argentine Football Association told them they won’t be paid for the friendlies against Costa Rica on Friday and Monday because the games are at home in Buenos Aires.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/argentina-women-soccer-players-quit-pay-conditions-rcna154270

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