Primera Nacional finale, Colón out: will elections be called? | OneFootball

By Darío Pignata

It's been a while since they were out of the fight for direct promotion, and with the draw against Chacarita, they are almost at the limit of what was once a utopia: entering the Reducido. "We are not going to hand over the club on December 28," says the ruling party. The opposition, divided and at odds, is not pressuring for now.

Five matches without a win, four consecutive defeats, just one point from the last 15. Despite Ezequiel Medrán's arrival showing improvements (there was attitude, commitment, and some individual performances that "returned"), the point against Chacarita doesn't help much in terms of the standings. Without mincing words, the same debuting coach at the Elephant Cemetery stated: "The first objective is to maintain the category."

The reality is that Colón (28), having played their match, is 15 points behind the last team qualified for the Reducido, which today is Chaco For Ever (43) led by Ricardo Pancaldo. It's possible that by the end of this round, that gap will widen, even though there will still be six final chapters and 18 points at stake. In other words, by the end of this same day, they could be "hanging by a thread," with a significant fact: Sabalero's goal difference is "minus 13," which means a point less than the rest when making calculations.

As Medrán said, the only thing to achieve is to maintain the category in the Primera Nacional, an objective on the brink of disgrace for a club with Colón's history and fan base. It's the picture that reflects the total failure of the Godano Era at the helm of the Centenario neighborhood entity.

The same current president, in public statements to Sol Play 91.5, expressed before returning defeated from Jujuy: "If we have to choose in the future and Colón is eliminated prematurely, it would be good for people to already be working for next year, giving much more time than we had since we took over on December 28." It's obvious that no one "forced" Godano to say what he said. The lethal combo of negative results is approaching that idea of "Colón eliminated prematurely" that Godano himself had promised in "La Tacita de Plata."

As happened throughout almost the entire administration, the famous "small table" never walked in the same direction (read, Marcelo Negrete, former vice president, who was ousted between pillows and sheets). Although Godano publicly acknowledges that the best and healthiest thing for Colón is to anticipate the elections, his supporters think and act in the opposite direction. They even joke: "The only thing we can assure is that we will not hand over the club on December 28 like we received it."

The statute of Club Atlético Colón talks about a 60-day window; that is, two months, to anticipate calling for elections. Otherwise, voting will take place in the first days of December, without any "gesture" and according to what customs dictate. In sporting terms, to gauge the disaster of professional football, the squad's vacation will start on October 4. The good thing for the players is that it's "low season."

From the economic and legal area, total governance is assured until the end of the term: "We have the money to pay all the club employees' salaries until December, we set aside 30 million pesos per month to continue settling lawsuits, and we even have a $300,000 document from Forneris for October in case something happens." On the other hand, what the stands show is far from what the ruling party says: "25,000 members paid the fee, and 22,000 are the ones who attend home games." Something doesn't add up.

Everything seems to indicate that the current leadership, obviously without Godano for more than universal reasons, is looking to "reorganize" and present themselves at the polls; in something that would be a natural obligation of any ruling party: the same "Vignattismo" did it days after being relegated in Rosario.

What do they base their hope on?: that behind the resounding failure of professional football, there is life..."there is another Colón." Not to mention, before Medrán's debut this same Saturday, they went viral with images of how they are fixing fences at Batres and the synthetic turf of a field at the headquarters. They boast about the reserve in AFA and the youth teams; women's football; the demanded, deserved, and indisputable space of the History Museum. In short: they "distance" themselves from Godano & Moreno's intelligent market and focus on everything that doesn't surround the first team.

Now, what is the role and stance of the opposition? For now, they start from an extraordinary base in favor of the "Godanismo without Godano": it's a mixed bag where "everyone is fighting with everyone." Magdalena plus Abraham against Luciani; Luciani against Vignatti; Magdalena plus Abraham against Vignatti. In that context, they don't seem to have the strength or desire to "demand" that the president fulfill the promise in the land of Pachamama to "advance the elections when Colón is out of chances." In other words, next week at the latest.

Far from rallies, revolutions, tents, or popular demonstrations, something so common in passionate clubs like Colón, the feeling is that people are tired, hurt, resigned. The harsh blow of relegation with Vignatti and the two years of shame in the promotion with Godano were lethal. Only in the context of a lost club like Colón is today can both things be admitted at the same time: that Vignatti could return at 80 years old and that Godano's soldiers want to continue.

Whenever the vote takes place and with the candidates who present themselves, one thing is certain in the sabalero region: Colón will choose in this 2025 the most important president for the coming years in sabalero history.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.