Colon vs Belgrano
Colon’s crisis is getting deeper as the season progresses. Last Wednesday, the team were dominated from beginning to end and suffered a deserved 2-0 away defeat to league leaders River Plate. El Sabalero made it three league games without a win, drawing one and losing two, which keeps them on 24 points in the Liga Profesional table, leading Huracan (who are currently losing their top-flight status) by just five. To make matters worse, Colon lost to Racing Club 4-0 in their last home match, which stopped a nine-game unbeaten streak of three victories and six draws at Estadio Brigadier Estanislao Lopez. Centre back Facundo Garces reached the yellow-card limit at River Plate and is suspended for Monday.
Belgrano are probably going through their worst moment of form this season. Last Thursday, they produced a terrible performance and succumbed to an unexpected 2-0 home loss to Barracas Central. That result means El Pirata lost three of their last four league matches (along with a single victory). However, their great campaign is still enough to remain into the Copa Sudamericana zone, accumulating 34 points. Belgrano have been struggling on the road lately: they lost the last five away games without even scoring.
Colon, one of the worst defenses in the league, meets the league’s top scorer Pablo Vegetti, so even if Belgrano has been struggling lately on the road, I expect this to be an open game with at least a couple of goals as they are both in need of wins.