After Colón's slip and Morón's rout of Ferro, Zone A stands like this | OneFootball

Matchday 22 of the Primera Nacional once again shook up the battle for the top spots in Zone A. The weekend’s results left a much tighter picture, with major shifts in the promotion race and several teams still keeping their hopes alive.

The biggest blow of the round was delivered by Deportivo Morón. At the Nuevo Francisco Urbano, El Gallito had a perfect afternoon and thrashed Ferro 4-0, one of the tournament’s main contenders. Walter Otta’s team not only claimed three crucial points, but also brought an end to Verdolaga’s great run, as they had won five straight matches and had managed to establish themselves at the top.

Despite the heavy defeat, Ferro remains the leader of Zone A with 43 points, although now with a much smaller margin. Deportivo Morón climbed to second place with 38 points and still has a game in hand, so they are threatening to challenge all the way to the end.

The team that failed to take advantage of the leader’s slip was Colón. El Sabalero had a perfect opportunity to close the gap at the top, but stumbled again at the Brigadier López: they lost 1-0 to Chaco For Ever, bottom of the table, and let a key chance to apply pressure in the race slip away. With this result, Ezequiel Medrán’s team remains third with 35 points and is now forced to make up ground in the coming rounds if it wants to fully rejoin the fight for first place.

Further down, the chasers also did their part. Ciudad Bolívar had opened the round with an important 2-1 away win over Estudiantes de Caseros and reached 34 points. Meanwhile, Godoy Cruz beat Central Norte 2-1 and moved up to 31 points to remain in contention in the qualification zone.

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