Colón gear up for a 'final' in Mendoza with line-up undecided

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·11 September 2026

Colón gear up for a 'final' in Mendoza with line-up undecided

For Colón, this Sunday’s match at 6:00 p.m. against GodoyCruz in Mendoza is no ordinary game. El Sabalero comes in needing points urgently to avoid further complicating its situation in the Primera Nacional, which forces the head coach to prioritize both game strategy and the choice of the right names.

In Thursday’s training session, Iván Delfino made it clear that he will not stick to a fixed starting eleven and tried multiple variations in every line to find footballing answers:

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The defense, forced to change: The first complication arose at left back. With Facundo Castet virtually ruled out through injury, Sebastián Olmedo is shaping up as the main candidate to fill that spot, since the coach does not see Gabriel Risso Patrón as being in optimal physical condition.
A lot of marking in midfield: Delfino moved several pieces in the center of the pitch. He tested Ignacio Antonio alongside Federico Lértora, who is carrying a knock but is trying to be fit in time. A more conservative setup was even tried by adding Agustín Toledo to form a three-man central midfield. On the left wing, with the significant absence of Ignacio Lago, Franco García and Darío Sarmiento took turns there (the latter also playing freely as an attacking midfielder).
The doubt in attack: The penalty-area reference point is not yet defined either. Alan Bonansea started practice as the first-choice “9,” but later gave way to Leandro Gárate, in a clear attempt to recover the lost attacking edge.

Injuries and the players’ differing physical condition mean the team remains unsettled. According to the latest tests, Colón’s likely lineup to face Tomba would be:

Matías Budiño; Mauro Peinipil, Nicolás Thaller, Federico Rasmussen, Sebastián Olmedo; Julián Marcioni, Federico Lértora, Ignacio Antonio, Franco García; Darío Sarmiento and Alan Bonansea.

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