Gallego Insua seems to have his hours numbered at San Lorenzo: the management is evaluating what will happen to the coach

The cycle of Ruben Dario Insua he’s going through his worst time since he arrived Saint Lawrence in May 2022. In almost two years, Gallego has managed to become the restorer of a team that was close to relegation and which now joins the great teams of the continent in the greatest competition on this side of the Atlantic, the Copa Libertadores.

However, his figure was wasting away in 2024 with poor results and a game that cannot be seen on grass. Wednesday’s tough 2-0 defeat against Independent Valley In Quito it was the limit for the leaders. And in these hours they have proposed a meeting with the coach to make a decision. Is the Insua era ending?

“We are analyzing the situation and the steps to follow”slipped to Clarion a leadership voice that was part of a leadership conclave that occurred shortly after the fall to the Ecuadorians. The truth is that in that small conversation table, a consent on the technician’s situation. Everyone understands that if there is a time to make a change, it is now, because there is still a chance of qualifying for the round of 16.

What they saw at the Banco Guayaquil stadium, 2,500 meters above sea level, was what worried them the most. It wasn’t about the negative result itself; But say a team without emotional and footballing responsesvery far from that intense and ferocious San Lorenzo which marked the beginning of this second cycle of the Galician in the institution of Barça.

Inside there is talk of usury, but Insua has the idea of ​​respecting his contract, something he said on more than one occasion when questioned about the rumors about his continuity that have spread in recent weeks. The coach even went so far as to denounce the club’s friendly fire to destabilize it, but excluded the president Marcelo Moretti Already Nestor Ortigozawhich is the one he talks to most on a daily basis.

Ortigoza is a member and is the managing director of San Lorenzo football. He is one of those who most defend Insua, but he would not take a stand against a collective decision at management level and will accompany the solution.

If that’s really what leadership is In January he signed a contract with Gallego for another two years Now he is thinking of interrupting it due to lack of football direction, they will have to resolve other issues. One is the economic factor. To free Insua they will have to reach an agreement for compensation.

In the meeting to be held this Thursday afternoon, this issue could be discussed, but the managers will have to see what the position of the DT is, convinced of reversing the situation despite the negative numbers.

In 2024, San Lorenzo played a total of 16 matches, of which they achieved four wins, seven draws and five defeats (39% effectiveness). They added one point from six in the Libertadores, were knocked out of the League Cup one date before the end of the first stage and failed to win in any of the classic matches (they lost to Racing and with Mouth and tied with Hurricane).

No one dares to anticipate what could happen in the next few hours, which would be decisive. Either Insua emerges strengthened with the full support of the leaders or he is counting down his last hours in office. As a matter of fact, the name of a very popular candidate is already ringing in the corridors of Boedo: Luis Zubeldia.