Colón slip up, Morón thrash Ferro: Primera Nacional Zone A | OneFootball

Matchday 22 of the Primera Nacional once again shook up the battle for the top spots in Zone A. This weekend’s results left a much tighter picture, with major changes in the race for promotion and several teams still keeping their hopes alive.

The biggest blow of the round was delivered by Deportivo Morón. At the Nuevo Francisco Urbano, El Gallito enjoyed a perfect afternoon and crushed Ferro 4-0, one of the tournament’s main contenders. Walter Otta’s team not only picked up three crucial points, but also brought Verdolaga’s great run to a halt, as they had won five straight and had managed to establish themselves at the top.

Despite the heavy defeat, Ferro remain leaders of Zone A with 43 points, although now with a much smaller margin. Deportivo Morón climbed to second place with 38 points and still have a game in hand, so they are a real threat to fight until the very end.

The team that failed to take advantage of the leader’s slip was Colón. El Sabalero had a golden opportunity to close the gap at the top, but stumbled again at the Brigadier López: they lost 1-0 to Chaco For Ever, bottom of the table, and let a key chance to put pressure on the race slip away. With this result, Ezequiel Medrán’s side remain third with 35 points and are now forced to make up ground in the coming rounds if they want to fully get back into the fight for first place.

Further down, the chasing pack also did their part. Ciudad Bolívar had opened the round with an important 2-1 away win over Estudiantes de Caseros and reached 34 points. Meanwhile, Godoy Cruz beat Central Norte 2-1 and moved onto 31 points to stay in contention in the qualification zone.

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