Zone A after Colón's heavy defeat to Ferro in Caballito | OneFootball

Colón got off to a bad start on Matchday 21. The 2-0 defeat to Ferro in Caballito was not only a heavy blow on the football side of things, but it also had a major impact on the Primera Nacional Zone A standings.

The Caballito side took the opportunity to widen the gap at the top of the table. With the win over El Sabalero, Ferro reached 43 points and looked increasingly solid at the summit, opening up an eight-point lead over El Rojinegro, who remain on 35 and missed a great chance to stay firmly in the fight for first place.

Despite the setback, some of the other results on the matchday kept the outlook from becoming even more complicated for Colón. Ciudad Bolívar failed to take advantage of the opportunity to make up ground and drew at home against All Boys, while Almirante Brown and Estudiantes de Caseros shared the points after a 0-0 draw in another of the matches the Santa Fe side was keeping a close eye on.

In any case, the big winner of the matchday was Ferro. El Verdolaga not only made a statement against one of its main challengers, but also extended its lead at the top and is beginning to establish itself as the team to beat in Zone A.

For Colón, however, the margin for error is starting to shrink. With an eight-point gap to the leader and much of the second half of the season still to play, the team will have to respond quickly if it hopes to fully rejoin the fight for promotion and prevent the frontrunner from pulling away for good.

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