The atmosphere on the pair's bench Lebrón / Stupaczuk reached a breaking point this Wednesday, during the Premier Padel Valladolid P2. Just after winning the first set against their opponents (7/6), a change of ends revealed in a striking manner the extreme tension within the team. A filmed and widely commented sequence, in which the coach Carlos Pozzoni attacks head-on Juan Lebrón, visibly uncontrollable.

Stupaczuk moves away, Pozzoni explodes

Although the duo has just won a crucial set, the tension is not easing. Franco Stupaczuk, clearly annoyed, throws his cap to the ground and walks away from the bench without even sitting down.. He leaves alone Juan Lebrón, arms crossed, tense, in full emotional upswing.

That's when the coach Carlos Pozzoni, supposed to restore calm, explodes in turn, in a violent monologue addressed to Lebrón, captured by official microphones.

The full translated exchange between Pozzoni and Lebrón

Carlos Pozzoni's words, originally in Argentinian Spanish, are unequivocal. Here is an attempt at a translation which is not intended to be precise because the author of the article is not sure he understands everything:

- "What are you talking about, man?"
- "What? What are you talking about?"
- "Dude, what you need to do is come back down. Why are you screaming like a maniac, seriously?"
- "You're not playing badly."
- "So what do you mean?"
- "What are you talking about, man?"
- "You're not well."
- "You're really not well."
- "You're way off base."
- "You're in a very bad way."
- "There's nothing we can do for you, Pasi."
- "There's nothing to do."
- "It's very complicated, Pasi."
- “Very complicated.”
- “Very complicated.”

The surname “Pasi”, repeated several times, remains uncertain. It is not a known nickname of Lebrón, and could be either a verbal distortion in the heat of the moment, or a nickname specific to the internal context of the staff.

The details of an informed observer

As pointed out by Pierre Guille Sanchez, attentive follower of Padel Magazine and the circuit, The altercation began in the tie-break. Stupaczuk misses two smashes, which triggers Lebrón's anger, even before the set is won. When they join the bench, Stupa says to his partner: "You play for the rivals.", implying that his behavior is detrimental to their team. Then, as he leaves the break area, he gives him a "You're a peasant, Juan." (You're a clown, Juan).

During the confrontation with Pozzoni, Lebrón tries to justify himself : "What do I do if he misses?" To which the coach replies that they have won the set and that there is no point in shouting like he did. The sentence "I have no salvation" pronounced by Pozzoni can then be understood as: "You have no excuse for what you just did." or, more harshly, "You will never change."

Finally, the last sign of appeasement: when Stupaczuk returns to the bench, hugs Lebrón, a gesture which marks a desire to calm things down and relaunch the duo on better foundations.

An increasingly visible fracture in the team

This moment of tension confirms the weak signals already observed for several weeks. If the pair Lebrón / Stupaczuk shows undeniable potential on the field, their relationship seems to erode with each new tournamentLebrón's attitude, often considered excessive or unmanageable, now seems to weigh heavily on the team's mental balance.

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Carlos Pozzoni, a coach known for his calm and demanding nature, appears overwhelmed, exhausted, even resigned to dealing with this type of outburst. His unusual remarks on the bench are the most striking illustration of this.

As for Stupaczuk, his gesture of irritation and his decision to leave the bench reflect a feeling of fed-upness rarely displayed publicly.

Towards an inevitable separation?

This episode once again raises the question of the viability of this pair, although formed with ambition at the start of the season. If the sporting results remain correct, human alchemy is not obviousIt wouldn't be surprising if some important decisions were made at the end of this tournament. As always, the players' desires depend on the final results, but also on the opportunities that exist in the transfer market.

In the meantime, the spotlight remains on Valladolid. But now, more than their performances on the track, It is the crisis management behind the scenes that seems to dictate the fate of this fragile association.

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.

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