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

Full-blown 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 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 analyze the club’s delicate institutional and financial 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 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 the May and June salaries for several players, a critical situation given 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 present at headquarters, Bruffal said he will remain active in his duties from afar in an attempt to calm things down at a team currently sitting third from bottom in its group and fighting to avoid relegation.

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