On Saturday May 7th, in week 14, Vélez Sarsfield will travel to Ciudad de Santa Fe to battle Colón in a clash of the Superliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Colón sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Arsenal de Sarandi. Cristian Colmán struck first for Arsenal de Sarandi in the 69th minute, then Sebastián Lomónaco added another in the 85th minute on a feed from Francisco Apaolaza In the end, Colón couldn’t muster any offence and Arsenal de Sarandi ran away with the shutout win. Colón looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while 9th placed Vélez Sarsfield is fresh off their 3-2 win against Tigre. Agustín Obando scored the first goal for Tigre in the 23rd minute, then José Florentín Bobadilla got the equalizer for Vélez Sarsfield in the 26th minute on a feed from Lucas Janson Finally they completed the comback victory in the 33rd minute on a penalty goal by Lucas Janson to cap off a wild match. Vélez Sarsfield is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Colón won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Vélez Sarsfield’s top weapon lately has been Lucas Janson, who has two goals in the last five matches. Luis Miguel Rodríguez has been the most prolific scorer on Colón in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.