San Lorenzo's institutional present is going through one of its most critical moments. The club received five new FIFA sanctions, notified on October 24, which brought the total number of active bans to eleven and placed it as the second club with the most penalties in South America, only behind San José from Bolivia.
The measures imposed are indefinite and add to others that were already weighing on the Boedo institution. In this case, the new bans originated from claims by defender Rafa Pérez, who played for the club during 2023, and from a percentage of the solidarity mechanism corresponding to the transfer of forward Diego Herazo, who arrived from Deportes Tolima in February 2024.
Although the total debt amount would be around 350 thousand dollars, the news triggered a new wave of concern within the club, since it comes amid a deep leadership and financial crisis.
Las inhibiciones de San Lorenzo
The situation involves a very serious restriction: while the bans remain in effect, San Lorenzo will not be able to register players or use the international transfer market, which directly impacts the squad's formation and the club's sports strategy.
Already in July of this year, FIFA had warned the club about multiple financial breaches, generating six active sanctions. With the additional five, the total doubles and deepens a structural problem that the management must solve urgently.
It is worth remembering that, last transfer window, Julio Lopardo had confirmed the decision not to pay the debts in order to keep up to date with the squad. This means that, in order to use the summer transfer market, the club will have to settle all bans with resources that, for the moment, it doesn't have.
Moreover, all this is happening on the eve of a new Board of Directors meeting, in which several sectors plan to demand the president's resignation and discuss the possible vacancy of the club. Amid economic pressure, legal conflicts, and institutional chaos, San Lorenzo's immediate future appears more uncertain than ever.
