With new signings and foreigner limit, Spinelli drops to back of Vasco queue | OneFootball

Spinelli has slipped to the back of Vasco’s attack after the arrivals of Colidio and Bruno Duarte and the club’s foreign-player limit. According to Globo.com, the Argentine has fallen out of contention and has not featured recently.

The shift was underlined in the 2-0 win over Independiente Santa Fe at São Januário, which sealed a Copa Sudamericana semi-final spot. Spinelli stayed on the bench, Bruno Duarte started, and David came on to score one of the goals.

Even with Pedro Emanuel rotating to balance minutes and protect players for the Campeonato Brasileiro, Spinelli was not used. Against Grêmio, the number 77 was omitted for technical reasons, despite Vasco travelling to Porto Alegre with eight foreign players when regulations permitted one more.

Signed early in the year for US$ 2.4 million, around R$ 12.5 million, Spinelli has not been consistent enough to earn a run. Internally he is not discarded, recruited as an area option for early knockout ties and aerial pressure, a profile similar to Vegetti.

Despite being Vasco’s second-top scorer this season with seven goals, the 29-year-old’s attributes clash with Pedro Emanuel’s preference for a centre-forward who drops out to help build play. Even so, he could still be used before the season ends.

His situation may grow more complex, with Brenner expected internally to return from a left-foot ligament injury in early October after the international break, intensifying competition up front.

Source: Globo.com

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