LSF: Matchday 21 of the Apertura kicks off, Marcos Méndez | OneFootball

Nacional surpassed Colón, and Ciclón Norte drew with Ateneo Inmaculada at the start of the final round of the Torneo Apertura of Primera A league

As planned, the 21st round of the Torneo Apertura of Primera A Marcos Méndez, organized by the Liga Santafesina de Fútbol, kicked off. In the south of the capital of Santa Fe, Nacional achieved victory over Colón, while on the coast, Ateneo Inmaculada secured a draw against Ciclón Norte of Cayastá.

This Friday, the final round will continue with the match between Cosmos and La Salle Jobson in Recreo. The bulk of the round will be played on Saturday, August 23, with three standout matches: Sanjustino against Pucará, Vecinal Gálvez against Colón de San Justo, and Unión against Sportivo Guadalupe.

Victory for Nacional and a draw in Cayastá in the Marcos Méndez

The final round of the Apertura of Primera A of Liga Santafesina began with two matches. In the Sur neighborhood of the city of Santa Fe, Nacional defeated Colón de Santa Fe 1-0 under the refereeing of Rubén Fernández. Facundo Chacón scored the only goal of the night in a match where Nacional was superior to Colón and managed to secure 3 very important points, reaching 30 points. In the reserve, the victory was 3-0 in favor of the Sabalero with two goals from Thiago Velázquez and one from Facundo Aguirre.

Meanwhile, at the Ricardo Yossen stadium, in the Garay department, Ciclón Norte of Cayastá drew 1-1 with Ateneo Inmaculada under the refereeing of Gabriel Ibarra. The local goal was scored by Juan Vázquez from a penalty, while Máximo Bejarano opened the scoring for the visitors. In the reserve, it was also a 1-1 draw. For the coastal team, Marcos Leguiza scored, and for the highway team, Gabriel Ramírez.

On this Friday, August 22, starting at 16:00, at the Cosmos Camp, Cosmos will host La Salle Jobson at 16:00 with the refereeing of Iván Chazarreta. The rest of the round will take place on Saturday, August 23, starting at 15:30: Vecinal Gálvez will play against Colón de San Justo, Sanjustino against Pucará, Independiente against Náutico El Quillá, Nobleza against Academia Cabrera, Juventud Unida against Gimnasia y Esgrima, La Perla del Oeste against Newell's, Universidad against Ciclón Racing, and Unión against Sportivo Guadalupe.

The standings are as follows: Colón de San Justo and Sanjustino 45; Sportivo Guadalupe 44, Unión de Santa Fe 40, El Quillá 36, Ateneo Inmaculada 32, Nacional and Universidad 30, Colón de Santa Fe 28, Independiente 27, Ciclón Racing 25, Cosmos FC and Gimnasia y Esgrima 24; Ciclón Norte de Cayastá, Academia Cabrera, La Salle Jobson and Nobleza 23; Juventud Unida 19, La Perla del Oeste 18, Vecinal Gálvez 15, Newell's Old Boys 14, Pucará 8.

Summary

Nacional 1- Colón de Santa Fe 0

Nacional: Orlando Cardozo; Federico García, Raúl Lanche, Hernán Echagüe, Leandro Mansilla, Agustín Chacón, Jonatan Perezlindo, Gerónimo Vega, Facundo Chacón, Leonardo Fernández, and Ian Medrano. Coach: Mario Donetti.

Colón: Gianluca Valdiviezo; Braulio Gennaro, Luca Campagnolo, Nazareno Luque, Joaquín Rodríguez, Felipe Dettler, Bruno Venencia, Thiago Fusco, José Santini, Laureano Páez, and Valentino Tschieder. Coach: Rodrigo Aranda.

Substitutions: Uriel Barros for Medrano, Brian Carrizo for Perezlindo, Tobías Mena for Ian Medrano (N); Gaspar Martínez for Fusco, Milton Soto for Rodríguez, Joaquín Trutali for Luque, and Lucas Genolet for Tschieder (C).

Yellow cards: Ian Medrano, Hernán Echagüe, Gerónimo Vega, and Brian Carrizo (N); José Santini, Joaquín Trutali.

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