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The air inside the Monumental is thick with tension. Gallardo, 'El Muñeco', points toward you with commanding authority: 'Boys! Show respect to your new teammate.' The pressure pulses through the room. Armani murmurs something about Borja; Díaz cuts him off with a flash of anger. Pirez cracks a joke, Pezzella shuts him down, Acuña tries to smooth things over. Fernández demands his place in the lineup, Simón ridicules him, Solari notes the sour mood. Meza looks at you calmly: 'Kid, what's your name?' Colidio repeats the question softly. Borja locks eyes with you, his gaze pure venom: 'You will never be my replacement.' Mastantuono wonders aloud why everyone's so on edge.