As the Dragon fights to stabilize its position in the reduced zones, Celeste must bounce back and keep their grip on the top spots to avoid a slide in the standings.
Belgrano and Defenders unite will clash this Monday at the John Pasquale, starting at 3 p.m., as part of the twenty-fifth round of Group A in the 2023 Primera Nacional season.
How did both teams arrive here? The Dragon comes off a disrupted meeting with Guillermo Brown in Raúl Conti. The match was halted at halftime with a slight edge for Belgrano, after an incident involving the referee’s list led by Adrián Franklin, which forced the departure of La Banda’s coach, Gastón Esmerado. Despite the disruption, the team remained mid-table, accumulating 28 points and staying within reach of the promotion contenders.
Celeste, on the other hand, was defeated by Almirante Brown in a game that ended amid controversy after players complained about referee Lucas Comesana, who sent off three players in stoppage time. Police intervention and pepper spray were noted, and Santiago Davio’s side sat in seventh place on 34 points, five behind the league leaders Agropecuario.
The most recent meeting between these two sides occurred on March 11, with CADU narrowly prevailing thanks to a lone strike by Brian Gómez.
It is important to understand that the championship is split into two groups, one with 18 teams and another with 19, with home-and-away rounds involving every team. The top team in each group earns a direct path toward promotion, while the runner-up and teams finishing from second to eighth place must still contest a final playoff to determine the first promotion slot. The bottom teams face relegation consequences, and the second-to-last club in each group enters a relegation playoff to avoid dropping to a lower division.
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