Colón prays for Budiño: pain for the No 1, ghost of a refereeing row | OneFootball

The starting goalkeeper is hanging by a thread and is being evaluated day by day. While Medrán decides on a replacement, Córdoba’s Academia could get “Ricky” back for the visit to the Elephant Graveyard, with controversial Joaquín Gil as referee.

The Sabalero squad returned to training this morning with just one doubt, and it’s in goal. Budiño is still training separately and, although they will wait for him until the team bus is about to leave, the outlook is getting complicated. The goalkeeper is still dealing with a lot of pain and, no matter how much the player wants to be there at all costs, the medical staff have already made their position clear. The best thing would be for him to rest so the injury does not get worse.

This Wednesday will be D-day. He will undergo new tests to see whether there has been any improvement, but just in case, Ezequiel Medrán has already taken action. Tomás Paredes was pulled from the Reserve team’s trip to Córdoba and stayed in Santa Fe to be available for the first team. If Budiño is not fit, Paredes will start against Córdoba’s Academia, while Tomás Giménez will wait for his chance on the bench. As for the rest, there would be no surprises: it would be the same lineup that beat San Miguel.

Tomás Paredes

On the side of Racing de Córdoba, the mood is not the best. They are coming off an unexpected 2-0 defeat against Ciudad de Bolívar, an opponent that had not beaten anyone so far this year. An ABSURD GOALKEEPING BLUNDER by Racing de Córdoba’s keeper at the start of the match knocked them off balance, and they never managed to get into the game. Fornasari’s team sits fifth with 9 points, but they urgently need to bounce back.

The big news for the visitors is that Ricardo Centurión has already recovered from his hamstring issue and has started pushing for a place. “Ricky” is Academia’s main card for flair and quality as they try to pull off an upset at the Brigadier López. In addition, Gaspar Vega is now available again after serving his suspension, giving more options to a team that comes in desperately needing character.

Ricardo Centurión

The match was finally moved to Sunday at 7:00 p.m., and in the Sabalero camp they are already looking warily at the referee appointment. The AFA assigned Joaquín Gil, who already has CONTROVERSIAL HISTORY and was ATTACKED for favoring RACING de CÓRDOBA. It will be the first time he officiates a Colón match, in a crew completed by Marcos Horticolou and Sebastián Osudar as assistants, with Nelson Bejas as fourth official.

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