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·22 Januari 2026
Atlético de Rafaela draw with Patronato in pre-season friendly

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·22 Januari 2026

Patronato drew 1-1 against La Crema in the first preparation match ahead of the Primera Nacional. Valentín Pereyra scored the goal for the Rojinegro.
Patronato opened the series of preseason friendly matches this Wednesday in preparation for the start of the Primera Nacional championship. At the Grella stadium, the Rojinegro drew 1-1 against Atlético Rafaela, a rival they will face in the regular phase. Valentín Pereyra scored the goal for the Rojinegro.
Coach Rubén Forestello set up a formation with a line of five defenders, three midfielders, and two forwards. The starting 11 included four players from the Santo youth academy: Gabriel Díaz, Juan Barinaga, Valentín Pereyra, and Alejo Miró. Additionally, four of the new signings were present: Franco Meritello, Facundo Heredia, Federico Bravo, and Hernán Rivero.
The main team of the home side consisted of Alan Sosa in goal; Maximiliano Rueda, Gabriel Díaz, Franco Meritello, Fernando Moreyra, and Facundo Heredia in the back line; Juan Barinaga, Federico Bravo, and Valentín Pereyra in midfield; Alejo Miró and Hernán Rivero in attack. In the second half, Joaquín Barolín replaced Rivero.
Meanwhile, La Crema lined up with Mayco Bergia; Agustín Solveyra, Nicolás Ramos, Fernando Ponce, and Enzo Wuattier; Nahuel Cainelli, Facundo Soloa, Juan Capurro, and Francisco Nouet; Matías Pardo and Ciro Leineker.
Patronato took the lead in the first half (two periods of 35 minutes were played) through Pereyra. In the second half, Atlético Rafaela equalized through Ciro Leineker.
In the second match, the reserves of Patronato and Atlético Rafaela drew 1-1. In this game, the Rojinegro lined up with Iván Cháves; Luciano Pacco, Francisco Lencinas, Fernando Evangelista, Santiago Piccioni, and Bartolomé Velásquez; Augusto Picco, Marcos Enrique, and Benjamín Bravo; Brandon Cortés and Renzo Reynaga.
La Crema, on the other hand, lined up with Ramiro Martínez; Julián Fuyana, Luciano Echeverría, Valentín Mondino, Ignacio Grandoli; Pablo Furtado, Damiano Jaime, Marcos Fernández, Agustín Obando; Valentín Luciani and Ijiel Protti.
Renzo Reynaga, one of the new faces of the team led by Rubén Forestello, scored the goal for the Villa Sarmiento neighborhood team. Pablo Furtado scored for the visitors.
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