Atlético struggled but earned a valuable win over Colegiales | OneFootball

With Mauro Quiroga’s lone goal, El Celeste earned a 1-0 win over Colegiales. Leonardo Flores was sent off after a second yellow card. They deserved to score more in the first half and held on in the second. Next round, they will visit Patronato in Paraná, where they will be able to have their fans with them.

On a gray Saturday afternoon, Atlético de Rafaela took the field again looking to put last weekend’s loss to Quilmes behind them and secure a win that would put them back in the fight for the top spots in Primera Nacional’s Zone B. Across from them was Colegiales, who have had an inconsistent season.

For this match, Iván Juárez made changes to the starting eleven. The main news was the return of Fernando Ponce, after serving a suspension — reduced in recent hours from three matches to just one. Agustín Solveyra, Enzo Wuattier, and Lucas Albertengo also returned, while Mauro Quiroga earned his place in the lineup.

In the end, the team that took the field lined up with Mayco Bergia; Solveyra, Gabriel Fernández, Ponce, and Wuattier; Leonardo Flores, Facundo Soloa, and Nahuel Cainelli; Albertengo, Quiroga, and Martiniano Moreno.

The start of the match showed the usual whenever there is action in the Alberdi neighborhood. Atlético took control of the ball to show initiative and created clear chances to open the scoring. First with Albertengo and then with Moreno, El Celeste troubled goalkeeper Di Fulvio, who had to step in to keep a clean sheet.

Then came a free kick from Cainelli that went just wide, until in the 13th minute the opener arrived from a corner kick. The cross came in from the right and Quiroga connected to send it into the back of the net, with a prior deflection off Ortiz that helped open the scoring.

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