The strange Matías Godoy case at Colón: the absence that raised questions | OneFootball

The list of Colón players called up to face All Boys included an absence that quickly drew attention: Matías Godoy did not even appear among Ezequiel Medrán’s options.

And the context only fueled the speculation. The forward had just served his suspension after his childish sending-off against Godoy Cruz and, in theory, was available to the coach again. However, the coaching staff decided to leave him out of the match played at the Brigadier López, in a decision that raised several questions.

The sending-off that marked a turning point at Colón

The episode against Godoy Cruz is still fresh in the Colón camp. Godoy left the team a man down before the end of the first half after a needless and heavily criticized second yellow card.

That red card caused strong internal discontent, not only because of the timing in the match, but also because the player was going through a period in which he was trying to establish himself in the coach’s plans.

He then served the automatic suspension in the draw against Los Andes at the Eduardo Gallardón, but far from regaining ground, he directly disappeared from the next squad list.

The youngster’s injury and another delicate situation involving Godoy at Colón

In the middle of all this, another incident occurred that ended up adding tension to the situation. During a football practice against a youth and reserve team combined side, Godoy was involved in a contested play with Joaquín Rodríguez, one of the club’s promising youngsters, who ended up suffering a serious ligament injury.

Although the coaching staff tried to play down the incident, the emotional impact within the squad was strong because of the physical consequences suffered by the youngster.

After the win over All Boys, Medrán publicly addressed the issue: “Last Monday there was a practice session where, in an unfortunate situation, the kid got injured. I was there because I was in charge of it, and there was no bad intention. It was an unfortunate play.” From what could be learned, beyond the coach’s words, the player did not go in fairly—quite the opposite—because he was already upset over other issues related to training.

A football decision or an internal message?

The coach’s explanation tried to shut down any disciplinary interpretation of what happened in training. However, Godoy’s absence from the squad list still left the debate open.

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