Four Primera Nacional teams fight for final promotion spot | OneFootball

The Primera Nacional enters the semifinal stage of the Reducido for the second promotion. Four teams will play the first leg in search of joining Gimnasia de Mendoza in the Professional League starting next season: Deportivo Madryn, Estudiantes de Río Cuarto, Deportivo Morón, and Estudiantes de Buenos Aires. Discover the strengths and curiosities of each one.

Deportivo Morón

El Gallito, who qualified fourth in zone B, left Atlanta behind and will face Madryn. Led by Walter Otta, it mixes the experience of players like Julio Salvá, Mariano Bittolo, Juan Olivares, and Gastón González with promising young players, many of whom are on loan from the player factory: Argentinos Juniors. These include Facundo Báez, Yair González, Franco Vázquez, and Juan Manuel Cabrera, as well as backup goalkeeper Leandro Finochietto.

Deportivo Madryn

The southern team was a finalist for the first promotion but lost in the final to Gimnasia de Mendoza. They reached this stage after overcoming Gimnasia de Jujuy in the quarterfinals amid a scandal: the Tribunal awarded them the first leg 3-0 after referee Lucas Comesaña reported threats at halftime of the match that the Lobo was winning 1-0. Leandro Gracián is their coach and they had a great campaign this year. Among their ranks is Germán Rivero, the top scorer with 9 goals, but Luis Silba and Nazareno Solís also stand out, among others. Madryn has a historic chance because only six teams from three southern Argentine provinces (Chubut, Río Negro, and Neuquén) have played in the First Division during the era of the Nacionales.

Estudiantes de Río Cuarto

The Cordobeses fought until the last moment for the top of zone B, which ultimately went to Gimnasia de Mendoza, and they are preparing to face their namesake from Buenos Aires in the semis. Since the start of the season, Iván Delfino has been in charge of the team, which hasn't played in the First Division for 40 years, since the old national tournaments. In 2020, they came very close but lost the final against Sarmiento and then with Platense. With Lucas González as the top scorer with 7 goals, the team features experienced names like Gonzalo Maffini, Juan Antonini, Alejandro Cabrera, and Facundo Cobos.

Estudiantes de Buenos Aires

The Caseros team has fought for promotion in more than one season but has always fallen short. In June, the Pincha changed their coach: Andrés Montenegro left after winning 8, losing the same number, and drawing three in 21 matches, and Juan Sara, a familiar face, arrived. The coach, who had a brief stint with Tigre in the First Division, was for a long time the main assistant to Diego Martínez. He had already been at the club with the former Boca coach in 2020 and returned as the main coach in 2023 for a brief cycle of eight matches that was interrupted by the opportunity to lead Tigre. After a season with Deportivo Maipú, he has the chance to take Estudiantes to the First Division. The standout player of the team is Jorge Coco Correa, the skillful midfielder who emerged from Vélez, and also noteworthy are goalkeeper Matías Budiño, top scorer Mateo Acosta, and Gonzalo Berterame.

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