Lértora aims to break Colón champions’ curse | OneFootball

Since their return to Primera Nacional, Colón tried to rebuild by looking back. The 2021 title was much more than just a star: it was an identity, an emotional and footballing anchor. That’s why the management believed that surrounding themselves with champions was a way to recover that winning DNA. Reality, however, was very different.

Far from strengthening the team, many of those returns ended up marked by frustration, conflicts, and quiet departures. The champion’s aura, instead of lighting the way, seemed to become an unbearable weight.

Finals Without Glory at Colón for the Heroes of San Juan

The first blow was Paolo Goltz, a symbol of leadership who never managed to establish himself in a disorganized context. His farewell was more about wear and tear than recognition.

Then came the conflict with Facundo Garcés, who went through all of 2024 and ended up leaving as a free agent, at odds with the club and trapped by inherited contract decisions that harmed him. Another champion who left amid noise and without peace.

Tomás Sandoval and Nicolás Leguizamón chose to leave due to lack of opportunities, departing the club without fanfare or glory. The story repeated itself: champions leaving without leaving a mark in the lower division.

The case of Christian Bernardi was even more sensitive. Two seasons far from his best, an image of emotional breakdown, and an absolutely silent exit. The scorer of a goal in the historic final left without tributes, as if that memory no longer existed.

And the hardest chapter was that of Luis Rodríguez. The club’s greatest idol returned as the last card, but ended up sidelined and given leave. His departure, agreed upon financially, left a bitter feeling: the most decisive player in the club’s history left through the back door.

Lértora and an Arrival That Revives the Debate

In this context appears Federico Lértora, another member of the champion squad. His signing, driven more by management than by a need from the coaching staff, reopened old debates. He arrives after several years in Mexico, but with a long period of inactivity and without being a sporting priority.

The coach already had Ignacio Antonio and Matías Muñoz, a well-known and reliable duo. However, Lértora’s name once again put the same question on the table: is it useful to appeal to the past to build the future?

Break the Karma or Confirm It

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