X-ray of the remodeling of the new gasometer: the change that San Lorenzo must bring to the Copa Sudamericana

In November 2022, once the last local tournament won by Boca Juniors was over, the management of Saint Laurent campaign has been launched to carry out a series of works in the Nuevo Gasómetro that ended this week and will be reflected in the next home game, this Saturday, against Unión de Santa Fe. In some cases they have been requested by the head coaching staff Rubén Dario Insuawhile others aimed to improve facilities.

The first change implemented was to baptize the local dressing room with the name of Edgardo Bauzacoach who led Boedo’s team to the top of the South American continent, after winning the only Copa Libertadores in 2014. At the same time, the institution inaugurated a fresco dedicated to coach Rosario on the dividing wall between the popular Nuevo Gasómetro venue and one of the Sports City’s auxiliary grounds, where the lower divisions and the first division usually train.

At the beginning of this year, and before the start of the current Professional Football League, general hydrowashing work was carried out, while different sectors of the stadium were painted. At the same time, they are expanding the section reserved for disabled members and redeveloping the Osvaldo Soriano conference room, which has been removed by a few meters to make way for the kinesiology department.

In recent days the club have completed the paint job on the outside of the North stalls which they started before the official debut against Arsenal, which involved dyeing almost the entire structure which houses the stairs, the elevators and the lobby. floor, where the press sector and the dressing rooms are located, since this tone lasts about 15 years. In contrast, Barca’s traditional shield colors only have a persistence of five, before losing intensity.

As for the columns, three blue stripes have been painted and the same number of red stripes interspersed on the back of the popular visitor who faces Perito Moreno Avenue, while the southern stalls and the local head have also been painted in the same way. As for the wall that overlooks the 1-11-14 district, the club has tinted it the same shade of gray as the North.

These new works are in addition to those that are underway at Ciudad Deportiva, such as the hockey field, repairs in the area of ​​the barbecue areas and stands in the fields of the reserve and youth divisions.

However, with the start of the next Copa Sudamericana in April, San Lorenzo will need to make a fundamental change to their stadium structure to get everything in order. “We must modify the lights to avoid sanctions”, assured a leader with a lot of weight to GlobeLiveMedia.

The Cyclone will have to modify the lighting system of the Pedro Bidegain, since the current one has become obsolete. If you do not respect this regulation, you will be sanctioned again as it happened two years ago.

The board of directors is obliged to change the LED lights so that they comply with the regulations imposed by the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) and provide better visibility for footballers, spectators and television, in order to improve the television broadcasts of said international tournament that will have San Lorenzo as the protagonist when the competition begins in its group stage.

Initially, this change of lighting was planned for January 2021, the year in which the Cyclone disputed the preliminary phase of the Copa Libertadores against Santos, which they ultimately lost, and were due to participate in the South American Cup. For this reason, CONMEBOL imposed a fine of $15,000 on Santo, in accordance with article 4.2.4 of the club handbook.

However, the last modification of the lighting system of the enclosure located in Bajo Flores dates back to March 2014, the year in which he was crowned champion of America. At the time, the old halogen lamps were replaced with new plasma bulbs as part of an agreement the institution had with LG Argentina.

as much as he could tell GlobeLiveMedia, on this occasion, around a hundred low-consumption, durable and low-waste LED projectors for the environment were installed. The operation of current luminaires is based on light emission from the discharge of high pressure gas which, together with sulphur, generates differential light. At the time, and the way they were mounted in the gas holder, the LED lights represented 60% more light output in the horizontal and vertical plane, and their duration was 15,000 hours; even restarting only takes 120 seconds.

However, this technology is outdated and today it does not comply with current regulations for playing matches in international competitions with artificial light. The minimum required for this year is 1300 lux, necessary to respect a 4K transmission.

“Stadiums that have light values ​​between 650 and 1,299 lux will be temporarily enabled for CONMEBOL Sudamericana matches, but subject to an economic withholding on participation fees, to be returned once regularized and the minimum light requirement in force at the time has been reached. of the request”, communicates the entity chaired by Alejandro Dominguez in the 2023 regulations.

In order for the gasometer to meet the requirements of the mother of South American football, the Barca management should replace the lighting system next month. The international competition will be the most important goal that San Lorenzo will have in 2023. This is the title that Gallego Insua wants to win again, like 20 years ago.

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