Atlético de Rafaela draw with Patronato in pre-season friendly | OneFootball

Patronato drew 1-1 against La Crema in the first preparation match ahead of the Primera Nacional. Valentín Pereyra scored the goal for the Rojinegro.

Patronato kicked off their series of preseason friendly matches this Wednesday in preparation for the start of the Primera Nacional championship. At the Grella stadium, the Rojinegro drew 1-1 against Atlético Rafaela, a rival they will face in the regular phase. Valentín Pereyra scored the goal for the Rojinegro.

Coach Rubén Forestello set up a formation with a line of five defenders, three midfielders, and two forwards. The starting eleven included four players who came up through the Santo youth academy: Gabriel Díaz, Juan Barinaga, Valentín Pereyra, and Alejo Miró. In addition, four of the new signings joined the squad: Franco Meritello, Facundo Heredia, Federico Bravo, and Hernán Rivero.

How Patronato and Atlético Rafaela lined up

The home team’s main lineup featured Alan Sosa in goal; Maximiliano Rueda, Gabriel Díaz, Franco Meritello, Fernando Moreyra, and Facundo Heredia in the back line; Juan Barinaga, Federico Bravo, and Valentín Pereyra in midfield; Alejo Miró and Hernán Rivero in attack. In the second half, Joaquín Barolín came on for Rivero.

For their part, La Crema lined up with Mayco Bergia; Agustín Solveyra, Nicolás Ramos, Fernando Ponce, and Enzo Wuattier; Nahuel Cainelli, Facundo Soloa, Juan Capurro, and Francisco Nouet; Matías Pardo and Ciro Leineker.

Patronato took the lead in the first half (two 35-minute periods were played) through Pereyra. In the second half, Atlético Rafaela equalized through Ciro Leineker.

Draw between Patronato and La Crema substitutes

In the second match, the substitutes of Patronato and Atlético Rafaela also drew 1-1. In this game, the Rojinegro lined up with Iván Cháves; Luciano Pacco, Francisco Lencinas, Fernando Evangelista, Santiago Piccioni, and Bartolomé Velásquez; Augusto Picco, Marcos Enrique, and Benjamín Bravo; Brandon Cortés and Renzo Reynaga.

La Crema, meanwhile, lined up with Ramiro Martínez; Julián Fuyana, Luciano Echeverría, Valentín Mondino, Ignacio Grandoli; Pablo Furtado, Damiano Jaime, Marcos Fernández, Agustín Obando; Valentín Luciani, and Ijiel Protti.

Renzo Reynaga, one of the new faces in the squad led by Rubén Forestello, scored the goal for the team from Villa Sarmiento. For the visitors, Pablo Furtado found the net.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.