Overview

• Oldrá stepped onto the refurbished Gambarte as a visitor with Instituto, receiving a long ovation and formal tributes from Godoy Cruz leadership.
• Players and fans greeted the club legend, underscoring his decades shaping youth development and first-team stability during turbulent periods.
• Coverage credits Oldrá’s quiet stewardship with helping sustain 16 straight seasons in the Primera División and pioneering continental appearances for Mendoza football.
• He is widely seen as a cultural architect who favors behind-the-scenes, formative roles over a permanent first-team post.
• On the day of the tribute, Godoy Cruz drew 1–1 with Instituto, and coach Walter Ribonetto called the first half one of the worst of his managerial career.