Colón prays for Budiño: pain over their No 1, refereeing fears | OneFootball

The starting goalkeeper is being handled with kid gloves and is being evaluated day by day. While Medrán decides on a replacement, the Córdoba Academy could get “Ricky” back for the visit to the Elephant Graveyard, with the 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 becoming complicated. The goalkeeper is dealing with a lot of pain, and even though the player wants to be there no matter what, the medical staff has already made its 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 withdrew 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 in time, Paredes will start against the Córdoba Academy, while Tomás Giménez will wait for his chance on the bench. As for the rest, there would be no mysteries: it would be the same players who are coming off the win over San Miguel.

Tomás Paredes

On the Racing de Córdoba side, the mood is not the best. They are coming off an unexpected 2-0 defeat to Ciudad de Bolívar, a rival that had not beaten anyone so far this year. An INSANE BLUNDER by Racing de Córdoba’s goalkeeper at the start of the match threw them off balance, and they were never able to get into the game. Fornasari’s team sits fifth with 9 points, but it urgently needs 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 the Academy’s main game-changing and quality card as it tries 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 arrives in need of character.

Ricardo Centurión

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

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