Patronato on edge before Colón: debts, urgent talks, president in surgery | OneFootball

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

Following the player’s complaints, Patronato’s board called an emergency meeting at club headquarters to assess 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 morning training.

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

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

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