Colón deservedly beat the unlikely leaders | OneFootball

Ezequiel Medrán's team appeared erratic in the first few minutes against an opponent that was cautious and only waited for a counterattack to hurt the "sabalero." Lértora restored the coach's confidence by being included in the starting eleven for the first time, and every play began with a touch from the "León." Peinipil advanced on the right, and in connection with Cano, the first approaches to the visitor's goal began to arrive. Little by little, the "sabalé" showed superiority.

In a typical match of the category, Colón relied on Bonansea to battle with the rival defenders, and Lértora's initiation in every play and the attacks from the standout player Lago brought them closer to opening the score. An example of this was the play recovered by Lértora, which Bonansea couldn't play initially, and then it fell to Lago, whose shot went over the crossbar.

In addition, Colón understood that with the central defenders pushed forward, they would suffer little to nothing. With that decision made, the visiting team never set foot in the "rojinegra" area, and their only option was to bypass lines with long balls that led to nothing; playing on the ground was impossible for them. Before the end of the first half, Lago, with a header, forced Monllor to stretch to send the ball to a corner kick. Colón deserved it, but as they weren't sharp, they went to the break at zero.

Logically, as they were better than their rival, the "rojinegro" started the second half with the same eleven. Despite maintaining the same players, the game no longer had the same tone for Medrán's team, as without much supremacy, the visitors began to play closer to Budiño. To add to this, Ibarra tried to escape on the left and felt a pinch, which led to Darío Sarmiento immediately substituting him. Facundo Castro also came in for an unproductive Cano.

At the 12th minute, the moment of greatest explosion of the night at the Brigadier arrived. Lago escaped on the left and blasted the ball into the net, putting the "rojine" 1-0 up. The goal was supposed to bring calm, and calm did arrive, but the local coach quickly had to adjust his team to face fatigue, sending Sebastián Olmedo and Facundo Castro onto the field for Castet and Cano. Matías Muñoz later replaced Antonio. Due to that fatigue and some merit from the rival, Colón held on and tried playing on the counterattack, with Lago on fire all night, having two balls cleared off the line in the same play. Finally, Medrán had to take out the recently entered Sarmiento due to some discomfort, and Emanuel Beltrán came in. Colón won, remains undefeated, and moved closer to the leader, who tonight did not justify their position of privilege in these early rounds.

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