Colón avoid defeat, but can't stop drawing: 0-0 with Ciudad Bolívar | OneFootball

The gray, rainy afternoon at Brigadier López was the perfect reflection of Colón’s current situation. Across from them was Ciudad de Bolívar, one of the big revelations of the Primera Nacional, unbeaten away from home and with just one loss so far in the tournament. Colón showed intent, controlled stretches of the match, but once again failed to find the net and ended up settling for a draw that felt like nothing.

Credit must be given to Diego Funes’s side, which once again showed why it is one of the surprises of the tournament. But Colón had the clearest chances, especially in the first half. A shot by Lago that hit the crossbar, and several opportunities for Bonansea, who still can’t seem to find the net. The team creates and gets forward, but the lack of efficiency has become an unresolved issue that is starting to weigh more and more heavily.

From their last eight matches, they have won one, lost one, and drawn the other six. Morón has now pulled five points clear, and three matches away from Santa Fe are coming up—precisely where Colón struggles the most. The fans’ impatience is already being felt, and the whistles at the end were a clear sign of it. Medrán is still near the top of the table, but he is also getting closer and closer to the eye of the storm.

Primera Nacional – Matchday 17

Colón 0–0 Ciudad de Bolívar

Colón: Matías Budiño; Mauro Peinipil, Pier Barrios, Federico Rasmussen, and Leandro Allende; Federico Lértora and Ignacio Antonio; Julián Marcioni, Darío Sarmiento, and Ignacio Lago; Alan Bonansea. Head coach: Ezequiel Medrán.

Ciudad de Bolívar: Agustín Rufinetti; Agustín Paredes, Santiago Navarro, Elías Martínez, and Federico Peralta; Mariano Yeri, Alex Díaz, Guillermo Sánchez, and Arnaldo González; Khalil Caraballo and Facundo Mucignat. Head coach: Diego Funes.

Substitutions for Colón: Matías Godoy for Sarmiento, Agustín Toledo for Allende, Conrado Ibarra for Antonio, and Máximo Ingravidi for Marcioni.

Substitutions for Ciudad de Bolívar: Maximiliano Gutiérrez for Sánchez, Jonatan Maciel for Caraballo, Thiago Rodríguez for Arnaldo González, and Brian Quintana for Mucignat.

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