Colón aim to sink crisis-hit Patronato, with 3 ex-Unión men | OneFootball

Colón is getting ready to host Patronato this Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at the Brigadier López Stadium, in a match that was moved up due to the inauguration of the new lighting on the Suspension Bridge. Iván Delfino is already planning his starting eleven with a favorable physical outlook for his players, except for Alan Bonansea, who remains ruled out through injury. Meanwhile, the Paraná side arrives mired in a deep footballing crisis and urgently needing points to escape the lower end of the table.

Less rest because of a city event

The match was originally scheduled for Sunday, but it was brought forward to avoid overlapping with the official ceremony at the iconic Santa Fe Suspension Bridge. After the win over San Telmo, Delfino admitted that the schedule change reduces the number of training days, which is why the Sabalero squad returned to training on Monday afternoon itself, without a day off.

The Sabalero medical report

The coaching staff is carefully assessing the physical workload of its players to put together the starting lineup:

A rival in crisis with a “Tatengue” past

Patronato is on a negative run of ten matches without a win. They are coming off a 2-2 away draw against Colegiales in Munro, in a match where Maximiliano Rueda scored a brace, Brandon Cortés went off injured, and MauroAlbertengo capitalized on a defensive mistake for the opposition. With this result, Colegiales reached 30 points, while Patrón dropped to 17th place with 24 points, still fully involved in the fight to avoid relegation.

As an added storyline, the Entre Ríos side has three players in its squad identified with Unión:

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