Atlético dug deep but claimed a valuable win over Colegiales | OneFootball

With Mauro Quiroga’s lone goal, El Celeste claimed a 1-0 win over Colegiales. Leonardo Flores was sent off after receiving a second yellow card. They deserved to score more in the first half and held on in the second. Next round, they will visit Patronato in Paraná, where they will be able to count on their supporters.

On a gray Saturday afternoon, Atlético de Rafaela took the field again looking to leave behind last weekend’s defeat to Quilmes and earn a win that would put them back in the fight for the top spots in Primera Nacional’s Zone B. Across from them was Colegiales, whose season has been inconsistent.

For this match, Iván Juárez made changes to the starting eleven. The main news was the return of Fernando Ponce after serving his suspension—reduced in recent hours from three matches to just one. Also returning were Agustín Solveyra, Enzo Wuattier, and Lucas Albertengo, while Mauro Quiroga earned his place in the lineup.

In the end, the team that took the field did so with Mayco Bergia; Solveyra, Gabriel Fernández, Ponce, and Wuattier; Leonardo Flores, Facundo Soloa, and Nahuel Cainelli; Albertengo, Quiroga, and Martiniano Moreno.

The start of the match showed the usual whenever there is action in the Alberdi neighborhood. Atlético took control of the ball to show attacking intent and created clear chances to open the scoring. First through Albertengo and then Moreno, El Celeste troubled goalkeeper Di Fulvio, who had to step in to keep a clean sheet.

Then came a Cainelli free kick that went just wide, until in the 13th minute the opener arrived from a corner kick. The cross came in from the right and Quiroga got on the end of it to send it into the back of the net, with a slight deflection off Ortiz helping to break the deadlock.

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