Madelón on Colón: "It's not good for the competition to fall apart" | OneFootball

In November 2023, a pivotal moment was experienced in Santa Fe that marked the future of the city's two most important clubs. Unión, which began the last match with minimal chances of avoiding relegation, defeated Tigre 1-0 with a free kick by Kevin Zenón, condemning Colón to a playoff with Gimnasia.

Luck was elusive for the Sabalero, who just two years after winning the Copa de la Liga against Racing, lost their category. Since then, the club's situation has gone from bad to worse: they are in 15th place in Zone B of the Primera Nacional, and promotion seems increasingly distant. In this context, Leonardo Madelón spoke about the current state of his classic rival.

"What is happening to Colón is not good for Santa Fe," declared the Tatengue coach, in an interview with DSports Radio. He further explained that competition is necessary for Unión: "If my neighbor fixes up their house and makes it better, it forces me to improve mine."

To conclude, he explained that he does not rejoice in others' misfortune: "I want Unión to be well and Colón to be a little lower, it's not good for the competition to collapse." And yes, while on one side of the city there is a complex institutional context that goes beyond football, on the other side there is a reconstruction process that is gradually yielding results.

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