Golden opportunity: the key date that could send Colón top

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·12 August 2026

Golden opportunity: the key date that could send Colón top

Colón is shaping up as the big favorite in the interzonal derby round of the Primera Nacional, where teams from Zone A will face those from Zone B on Matchday 25. El Sabalero, currently third in Zone A with 39 points, will host a struggling Patronato this Saturday in Santa Fe: they sit seventeenth in Zone B with just 24 points, are on a 10-match winless run, and are currently in the relegation places.

The edge going in for the Santa Fe side stands out even more when looking at the difficulty of the matchups their direct rivals in the fight at the top will have to face:

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Ferro (leaders of Zone A with 46 points) will take on Atlanta (third in Zone B with 39 points).
Deportivo Morón (second in Zone A with 41 points) will face Almagro (eleventh in Zone B with 30 points).
Almirante Brown (fourth in Zone A with 38 points) will play a very tough match against Tristán Suárez (top of Zone B with 42 points).
Godoy Cruz (fifth in Zone A with 37 points) will play the Mendoza derby against Deportivo Maipú (eighth in Zone B with 32 points).
Deportivo Madryn (sixth in Zone A with 36 points) will face San Martín de Tucumán (ninth in Zone B with 31 points).
Bolívar (seventh in Zone A with 34 points) will play against Agropecuario (sixteenth in Zone B with 26 points).
Los Andes (eighth in Zone A with 33 points) will wrap up against Temperley (sixth in Zone B with 37 points).

In this way, among the eight best-placed clubs in its group, the team managed by Iván Delfino is, on paper, the one with the most favorable outlook this round and will be expected to make the most of it at home to keep the dream of promotion alive.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.