Colón reclaimed third place and keeps pace with Zona A leaders | OneFootball

Matchday 24 of Zone A in the Primera Nacional brought highly significant changes at the top of the standings. The much-anticipated return of Iván Delfino as Colón head coach began with a smile thanks to a 1-0 win over San Telmo at the Brigadier López. In this way, the red-and-black side managed to cement itself in third place in the overall standings after reaching 39 points.

The Sabalero victory was complemented perfectly by the rest of the results involving the teams fighting near the top. League leaders Ferro showed character: despite coming off two straight defeats, they recovered in time and beat Los Andes 2-1 away from home, staying firmly at the top with 46 points. Meanwhile, Deportivo Morón gave Acassuso no chance and thrashed them 4-1 to climb to 41 points, still holding the advantage of having a postponed match in hand.

The Sabalero regained ground and has its sights set on the top

The win over the Isla Maciel side was fundamentally important both emotionally and numerically for Colón. The victory put an end to a poor run and left them in third place with 39 points from 24 matches, seven behind Ferro and just two behind runners-up Morón.

With these three points, Iván Delfino’s men moved back above Almirante Brown, a side that had temporarily climbed onto the tournament podium after beating Ciudad de Bolívar, but has now dropped to one point behind the Sabalero.

Next in the standings is Godoy Cruz, who beat Chaco For Ever 2-1 to reach 37 points. One step below is Deportivo Madryn with 36 points and one game in hand. The qualification zone for the decisive stages is completed by Bolívar, seventh with 34 points, and Los Andes, who despite losing to the leaders remain in eighth place with 33 points.

The full picture in both sections of the table

Among the matches played on Sunday, Racing de Córdoba earned a key victory by beating San Miguel 1-0, reaching the 30-point mark. Meanwhile, Mitre de Santiago del Estero took care of business at home and defeated Defensores de Belgrano 2-1 to settle on 28 points in the tournament.

At the bottom of the standings, the defeat left San Telmo stuck on 23 points, the same total as All Boys. Chaco For Ever remained on 22 points alongside Central Norte, with the latter having one game left to play. The standings are propped up by Acassuso, who sit bottom with 21 points.

With 24 rounds of the official schedule completed — though several matches in the fixture still need to be made up — Colón is fully back in the title race. The strong start to Delfino’s second spell allows the Sabalero faithful to dream of closing the gap on Ferro and

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