Colón are still there, but still not fully convincing | OneFootball

There’s something that still doesn’t quite convince, especially after that 1-1 draw at home against Mitre. Not so much because of the result, but because it left the feeling that the team dropped two points rather than earned one. It was a match that should have been settled earlier. Because they created enough chances to win by a landslide and didn’t take them. And because when the team needed an extra gear, it couldn’t find it. Not from within, nor from the bench. The fans made that clear, and that’s understandable too.

Today Colón sits fourth with 24 points, just one behind the leaders, Morón and Ciudad de Bolívar (the surprise package of this Primera Nacional). They are level on points with Los Andes and Ferro. Further back are Madryn and Godoy Cruz, while their next opponent, Almirante Brown, is currently breaking into the group’s top eight.

Primera Nacional Zone A standings.

Colón is right there: competing, picking up points, but still not quite taking off.

It seems unfair to criticize too much a team that last year was on the verge of a sporting disaster. They still haven’t lost at home, adjusted quickly to the division, and found a fairly clear structure. The backbone seems set: Budiño, center-backs Pier Barrios and Rasmussen, Federico Lértora, Lago (the team’s best player), and Bonansea. Marcioni and Sarmiento have fit in well. There is a foundation. But there is also a very clear unresolved issue: performances away from Santa Fe.

Of the six matches they’ve played away from home, Colón has won only one. It was against Patronato. After that, they drew with Central Norte, Los Andes, and Estudiantes de Caseros, and lost to San Telmo and Morón.

Now comes the toughest stretch. Of their next five matches, four will be away from home. First they visit Almirante Brown in Isidro Casanova. Then they host Bolívar in Santa Fe, followed by a run of away games against Defensores de Belgrano, Chaco For Ever, and Deportivo Madryn. That’s where this team will be tested.

The matches coming up for Colón.

This division also forces you to stay sharp. Not to relax. And also to keep picking up points whenever possible. So far, Colón has done a lot of that. But to be a true contender, the club’s name alone won’t be enough.

Maybe that murmur against Mitre had more to do with fear than anger. The memory of last year is still far too fresh. The fans want to see a Colón side that imposes itself, steamrolls opponents, and doesn’t suffer through matches it seems to have under control.

It doesn’t look like a team that doesn’t know how to compete. But sooner or later, the tournament is also played in Isidro Casanova, in Madryn, in Caseros, or in Resistencia. That’s where this Colón will have to provide answers.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.