Colón waste no time, gearing up for the next clash with Patronato | OneFootball

Colón will host Patronato this Saturday from 4:30 p.m. at the Brigadier López, in a match moved forward due to the inauguration of the new lighting on the Suspension Bridge. Iván Delfino is already thinking about the next fixture, with good news regarding Federico Lértora and waiting on Garate, while Bonansea continues his recovery and will not be available this Saturday.

Delfino prepares for the next match with good news

The match against Patronato was originally scheduled for Sunday, but it was brought forward due to the inauguration ceremony for the new lighting system on the Suspension Bridge, one of the most recognizable symbols of the city of Santa Fe. The scheduling change did not go unnoticed by Iván Delfino, who after the win over San Telmo acknowledged that the team will have less time to prepare, which is why on Monday afternoon, without rest, the Sabalero squad

As for the players’ physical condition, there do not appear to be any major issues. Leandro Garate finished the last match with cramp and will be monitored closely in training. Something similar happened with Federico Lértora, who finished with ice on one of his knees, although the substitution was mainly due to a tactical decision. The one who still will not be able to return is Bonansea, who continues his recovery and remains out of competition.

Patronato arrives in trouble and on a 10-match winless run

Colón’s next opponent is going through a much more delicate situation. Patronato has gone ten matches without a win and is coming off a 2-2 draw against Colegiales in Munro.

The team from Entre Ríos took the lead with a great goal by Maximiliano Rueda in the 41st minute of the first half. However, Facundo Rivero equalized from the penalty spot four minutes into the second half. Marcelo Candia’s side also suffered the injury loss of Brandon Cortés, one of its main playmakers. In the 18th minute, Colegiales managed to come from behind. Emilio Di Fulvio had saved a shot from Valentín Pereyra and quickly launched a counterattack that ended with Mauro Albertengo taking advantage of a defensive error to make it 2-1. Patronato responded and found the equalizer again through Rueda, who in the 25th minute fired a shot that went through the opposing goalkeeper’s legs and sealed the final 2-2.

With that result, Colegiales reached 30 points, while Patronato remained in 17th place with 24 points and still in danger in the relegation zone.

The team from Entre Ríos also has three players who previously played for Unión: goalkeeper Alan Sosa and forwards Franco Soldano and Diego Armando Díaz.

Sosa did not make his professional debut with El Tatengue and left the club in 2020. He then played for Real Pilar, Villa Dálmine, Gimnasia de Jujuy, and Tigre before joining Patronato.

Soldano and Diego Díaz complete the presence of former Unión players in the red-and-black squad. In Díaz’s case, he is on loan at Patronato until the end of the year.

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