No last-gasp signings: Colón quit the market after another Lezcano blow | OneFootball

The search for new signings at Colón laid bare the priorities of the coaching staff and the club’s leadership before the deadline. The absolute top priority to strengthen the squad was Tomás González, but the deal fell through because the player preferred to stay and compete in Argentina’s top division.

After that refusal, Iván Delfino and Diego Colotto turned all their attention to their main alternative: Jonás Acevedo. The Santa Fe club reached a full agreement with both Instituto de Córdoba and the player himself, but the move collapsed at the last moment when his representative, Pascual Lezcano, decided to pull out of the negotiations.

This intermediary’s name is not just any name in the red-and-black world, as he carries a highly controversial history with the club. Lezcano is the same agent of Lucas Viatri, the striker whose time at the club ended in a multimillion lawsuit that cost Colón a fortune for very few minutes on the pitch. In addition, the previous administration under José Vignatti left him involved in the middle of a controversial agreement that financially benefited him with a percentage and exclusivity in a future sale of Facundo Garcés, even though the businessman had no relationship or contractual link whatsoever with the Santa Fe defender.

After the collapse of the two main options due to the controversial agent’s refusal, the board chose to step away for good. The rest of the names that circulated were secondary alternatives that did not convince the coaching staff, a stance that the coach himself publicly backed after the latest defeat against Racing de Córdoba by stating that there was no need to

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