Arsenal began to say goodbye to First Division with a victory that leaves Colón in relegation

In a match played at the Julio Grondona stadium, the locals scored the goal Juan Bautista Cejas, from a penalty kick, 24 minutes into the first half. With this result, Colon It was last in the annual table, with 39 points, just one below Tigre, which faces Lanús as a visitor tomorrow.

According to the schedule, Colón will face Atlético Tucumán, Banfield, Talleres and Vélez Sarsfield in the final dates.

For this match that is important to get out of relegation, Néstor “Pipo” Gorosito made a strong change since he placed in the goal Matias Ibanezformer Board of Trustees and Lanús, replacing Ignacio Chicco.

Then he arranged a line of four, two recoverers as Ángel Cardozo Lucena and Favio Álvarezwhile Tomas Galvan accompanied Ruben Bottawhile Eric Meza He played as a winger to accompany Ramon “Wanchope” Ábila.

On the side of the relegated Arsenal, their coach Dario Espínola It has already begun to give space to youth players and players who did not have as much training to prepare them for the tough 2024 that awaits them in the demanding First National. The side Cristian Chimino At 35 years old, he was the oldest player among the Viaducto players, while the rest of his teammates ranged from 21 to 28 years old.

The local players looked more relaxed and calm and were encouraged to play, although they suffered the attack of the “Sabaleros”, who entered determined to wear them and corner them near the goal that the former San Telmo defended today, Tomas Sultani.

The visiting players tried to generate risk, but they lacked depth and the final pass, although Ruben Botta He tried hard to control the ball and contribute all his creative aspect. On the Arsenal side, the sparks belonged to the Argentine former Montevideo City Torque and Estudiantes de La Plata, Juan Bautista Cejas.

When Ibanez I had only picked up a couple of centers, Eyebrows He put together a good play and entering the area he gave it to Lautaro Guzmanwho finished and the ball hit the hand of Emanuel Mas, in a clear penalty, sanctioned by Fernando Espinoza. And it was precisely Eyebrows the one in charge of scoring the goal for the locals.

Among the visitors, botta He could not find partners and the level of his teammates was low, to the point that “Wanchope’s” poor physical condition made the work of the defenders easier. For that reason before he finished the first half, Gorosito He sent forward Javier Toledo to the field and took out the defender Nardelli.

In the final minutes of the first stage, Colon hit a ball, Toledo lowered it to “Wanchope”, who alone in front of Sultani, He threw it over the crossbar and remembered the tremendous goal he scored against Barracas Central on the eighth round.

In the second half, Spinola put into Juan Peinipil for the inconsequential Londono to improve their chances of scoring and take advantage of mistakes at the bottom of a Colon that he was going to go out desperate to try to turn the result around.

“Sabalero” came out with more effort and the formula was the balls so that Toledo could lower them to Ábila, In addition to hoping that botta create a risky action and put one of his forwards facing the Sultani.

To make matters worse, the veteran Paolo Goltz He insulted the referee and saw red at 21 minutes of the second stage. Both technicians moved the bench with different objectives, since Spinola He looked for air and recovery in the middle, and Gorosito someone who would break the boring development imposed by those of the Viaduct.

In the 31st minute Colon generated the best action, when Toledo He crashed a shot into the right post, while Arsenal continued to waste opportunities in the rival goal. The entry of the Paraguayan Jorge Benitez by Ábila It gave another mobility to the “Sabalera” offensive and more company to Toledo.

But it was all in vain, because Arsenal He redoubled his effort, continued to appear free of pressure and, standing on the counter, was always closer to scoring the second than “Sabalero” was to equalizing the match.

The concern of the Colón technician

Néstor Gorosito acknowledged that this afternoon Colón “played very badly” and that he is “very worried,” although he noted that there are 12 points left to play, which “are a lot.”

In statements to the press after losing to Arsenal, in Sarandí, 1-0, Gorosito expressed that “today we played very poorly. We cannot maintain consistency. It was very difficult for the team to string together plays.”

“We are worried about the situation we are in. We have to keep fighting and not give up. There are twelve points left, which are a lot and we have to improve a lot,” said the former San Lorenzo midfielder.

“Because here if you win one game you go to five. But the reality is that we didn’t win. So we knew that it was going to be like this until the end. We have to try to maintain regularity, since Argentine soccer is very even. There were games in which we have lost due to small things and we are very irregular, even during the same match,” he added.

Asked about a possible decision by the Argentine Football Association to suspend a relegation in the First Division, Gorosito said that he could not give too much of an opinion because his team “is involved. That is not something that we can modify.”

Regarding how his players react in this instance, Gorosito expressed that “all the games are very important and mean a lot in this instance. Especially these games where in theory we should have a greater performance. I cannot understand that there is greater motivation than playing ball Then there are players who feel the pressure more and those who feel it less.”

Regarding Colón’s departure in the League Cup, Gorosito said that “there were games where he lost due to small things without deserving it. It happened with Huracán, Instituto, Barracas Central and maybe today too,” he concluded.

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