Gimnasia unveil Agustín Colazo: Unión exit and deal until 2027 | OneFootball

Agustín Colazo brought his time at Unión to an end and was officially unveiled as a new player for Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. The Córdoba-born forward successfully passed his medical examination and signed a contract that will keep him with the La Plata club until December 2027, immediately coming under the orders of head coach Ariel “Pata” Pereyra.

Stalled agreement and forced exit

The striker joins the La Plata side on an 18-month loan with a purchase option. The negotiations lasted longer than expected because Unión president Luis Spahn was initially opposed to including that option. In the end, talks reached a successful conclusion after changes were unlocked in another parallel deal between the two clubs.

Colazo’s departure was also sped up by his sporting situation at El Tatengue, where he had fallen down the pecking order under head coach Leonardo Madelón. With established attacking options such as Cristian Tarragona, Eric Ramírez, and Marcelo Estigarribia, the Córdoba native made just seven official appearances this season — four as a starter — and scored only one goal, in the win over Vélez Sarsfield.

The Lobo’s bet for the attack

At Gimnasia, the signing of the forward responds to an urgent need in the first-team squad following the muscle injury suffered by Marcelo Torres. Faced with this physical setback, the Lobo’s board sped up its move for Colazo with the aim of reviving the standout goalscoring form he showed at Aldosivi in 2024, a spell in which he was a key figure in the club’s promotion to the Primera División with 14 goals in 37 appearances.

A product of Belgrano de Córdoba’s youth academy, the striker also has experience wearing the shirts of Guillermo Brown de Puerto Madryn and San Martín de Tucumán. In total, he has made 143 official appearances and scored 25 goals throughout his professional career, and he will begin this new chapter aiming to relaunch his form with a Gimnasia side that aspires to be a major contender in both the Torneo Clausura and the Copa Argentina.

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