Colón reserves battled hard, but lost late to Belgrano | OneFootball

Colón’s Reserve team suffered a narrow 2-1 defeat against Belgrano away from home in Matchday 8 of Zone B of the Liga Profesional Proyección Tournament. The Santa Fe side showed a reaction in the second half, but ended up empty-handed due to a goal in the final stretch.

The match began with the home side in control, and they quickly took the lead. At 6 minutes into the first half, Agustín Caciorgna opened the scoring for Belgrano, forcing El Sabalero to chase the game for much of the match.

Reaction and hope for Colón

Colón couldn’t find its way in the first half, but improved after the break. Their persistence paid off at 25 minutes, when Laureano Páez appeared to level the score and renew the hopes of Alejandro Rosso’s team.

The goal gave El Sabalero momentum, and they seemed on course to rescue at least a point on a difficult ground.

A penalty that changed everything

However, just as the match was heading for a draw, the play that decided the story arrived. At 37 minutes into the second half, Belgrano were awarded a penalty and Fabricio Mendieta made no mistake from the spot, sealing the final 2-1.

It was a hard blow for Colón, who had no time to respond in the closing minutes.

Lineups

Belgrano lined up: Lionel Madriaga; Mateo Briustolin, Tiago Gaona, Agustín Griguol, Agustín Méndez; Thiago Cortes, Santino Gatti, Agustín Caciorgna, Santiago Acosta; Agustín Bono and Fabricio Mendieta.

Meanwhile, Colón started with: Lucas Cuffia; Jonás Ravano, Luca Campagnaro, Zahir Ibarra, Zahir Yunis; Jeremías Lastra, Tomás Gallay, Mateo Cardozo, Iván Ojeda; Tiziano Favotti and Jano Aguiar.

The referee was Lautaro Díaz, assisted by Franco Boetti and Sebastián Krojzl.

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