Colon vs Patronato
Colon new coach Marcelo Saralegui had a happy debut last Friday as his team celebrated a massive 4-2 away success at Estudiantes in a thrilling match. Thanks to that victory, El Sabalero finally broke a six-match winless streak in league action (one draw and five defeats in that time). However, the team accumulated 22 points in as many games in this competition, a poor campaign that prevents them from fighting for a continental ticket. In fact, Colon secured a single point from the last nine on offer at home since beating Tigre 2-1 in August.
Patronato secured a massive success in their struggle to avoid relegation last Sunday, when they reversed the score to beat title candidates Atletico Tucuman 2-1 at home. El Patron put an end to their three-game winless streak of one draw and two defeats in league action. Facundo Sava’s men made it 31 points in the Liga Profesional, a remarkable campaign that places them now seven points behind the first safe spot in the relegation rankings, occupied by Sarandi Arsenal, with five rounds to go.
Patronato continues on their must win run and that means that every round they are taking a lot of risks because only wins are good enough for them. Colon comes from a good win at Estudiantes but they have nothing to play for so I expect an open game with goals.