Patronato in crisis before Colón: debts, talks, president in surgery | OneFootball

Total crisis at Patronato, Colón’s next opponent: unpaid wages for the squad and an emergency summit before traveling to Santa Fe. Tensions within the Entre Ríos side erupted after public statements by goalkeeper Alan Sosa, forcing a swift response from the club’s leadership headed by president Adrián Bruffal.

Following the player’s complaints, Patronato’s board called an emergency meeting at the club headquarters to analyze the institution’s delicate financial and organizational situation. The conflict escalated this Tuesday at the La Capillita training ground, where Bruffal himself, accompanied by manager Gustavo Abdala and sporting director Víctor «Carucha» Müller, held a face-to-face talk with the professional squad before the morning training session.

Although the private details of the conversation were not disclosed, the players’ demand since Saturday for club officials to show up received an immediate response. However, the main source of tension remains unresolved: the leadership still has to settle May and June salaries for several players, a critical situation considering that only a few days remain before July ends.

As if that were not enough, ahead of Saturday’s match against Colón, the president of the Paraná club announced that he will travel to Buenos Aires in the coming days to undergo a scheduled surgery. Although he will not be physically present at the club, Bruffal assured that he will remain active in his duties from a distance in an attempt to calm the waters of a team that sits third from bottom in its group and is fighting to avoid relegation.

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