Vombergar or Blandi, Ruben Insua’s two options to replace Bareiro at San Lorenzo

Adam Bareiro is undoubtedly one of Ruben Darío Insua’s favorite players. The Guaraní striker brings dedication and his share of goals, even though he is now going through an intense screaming drought just like the other centre-forwards in the squad. But the San Lorenzo coach will not be able to count on Bareiro to receive the Istituto this Saturday as he will have to meet a suspension date for five yellow cards. And there are two names that contest their place.

They are Andrés Vombergar and Nicolás Blandi, the other area forwards that the Cyclone has. One of them will play as nine in the Nuevo Gasómetro for the Professional League 17 date. Who? This is the great unknown given that the coach has not yet given any information on the team.

The most logical option would be the Slovenian’s return to the starting eleven (he came on the bench against Banfield), even if he could also lean towards Blandi, who is having fewer minutes. There is also the possibility that both will play together if the Galician chooses, for example, to eliminate Ezequiel Cerutti and insert Vombergar as a right winger (as he has mostly used) and Blandi in the centre.

Both are waiting for their chance and both also have something in common: their contract with the Boedo club expires at the end of the year and continuity is a question mark for now.

The case of Blandi can be seen season by season. He renewed in January until December 31 with a productivity contract. He doesn’t play as much as he would like to, but he is an important man in the dressing room due to his time at the club.

The Vombergar affair is different and sets off the alarm in San Lorenzo. It is that the blonde, who arrived in mid-2022, has a release clause in June. In other words, if he gets a lucrative offer, he could, if he wanted to, emigrate by fulfilling that stipulation and without giving the Cyclone a dollar. Naturally, the same clause is also on the institution’s side.

Going clean, within two weeks, Vombergar could already sign with another team, though as he’s learned clarion This is not the intention of the 28-year-old player a priori.

They assure Boedo that they are trying to renew their bond so that it remains in 2024. It is that since he arrived he has given up. So far he has played a total of 36 games and scored 9 goals, almost always playing on the right wing of the offensive trident. There have been some talks between the management and the player’s representation, but so far there has been no significant progress.

To renew the San Lorenzo, he would have to buy part of his pass and this is one of the obstacles in the negotiation. “The relationship between the player and the club is excellent. We aim to renew it, but we remain rigorous in budget choices”argue in the Barça board of directors, implying that if it is within the economic possibilities they will make the effort, but that they will not run away from the established budget.

Meanwhile, the Slovenian international man is at ease in the squad and hopes that Insua will give him the opportunity to be number 9 in the squad in Bareiro’s absence.