Gimnasia seeks to consolidate its campaign
After the significant Platense classic, Gimnasia will try to consolidate its campaign with Facundo Sava as coach. Tonight, starting at 21:15, they will visit Colon in Santa Fe, looking for a good result that will move them up a few positions. The referee will be Fernando Espinoza and it will be broadcasted on TNT Sports.
The match, although it appears complicated on paper, favors our city's team as their rival arrives somewhat tired from their trip to Venezuela during the week for their Sudamericana Cup match, while also having the upcoming derby against Union in mind.
Regarding the line-up, Gimnasia will have only one forced change: Manuel Guanini will replace Omar Alderete, who was expelled in the final minutes against Estudiantes and will miss this match. The bad news for the Paraguayan defender is that he had accumulated four yellow cards and will keep them when he returns to the first team.
During the week, the team experimented with some tactical modifications to give the team more offensive power, but everything indicates that they will lean towards maintaining the same attack that was displayed in the victory against Rosario Central (2-1) and the goalless draws against Arsenal and Estudiantes.
The formation seems to be a 4-2-3-1, with Fabian Rinaudo and Lorenzo Faravelli as central midfielders, and an offensive trident with Nicolas Dibble on the right, Nicolas Colazo on the left, and Brahian Alemán as an attacking midfielder. Once again, the lone forward will be Franco Niell. Will they play a ground-based game this time or rely on long balls like last week? Everything indicates that they will try to play a more ground-based style.
Gimnasia is obliged to start showing a different type of game. It is justified that the coach looked for the simplest approach in the first three matches, as they faced really tough opponents and a bad start would have compromised a cycle that has just begun. But now that the initial difficulties have passed, the real Gimnasia of Facundo Sava is expected to be seen, closer to what the coach preached during the preseason.
Gimnasia has two consecutive victories visiting Colon in Santa Fe
A RIVAL WITH MINDS ON SEVERAL FRONTS
Colon, who returned to victory after four consecutive defeats and also participates in the Sudamericana Cup, is twelfth with 23 points, while Gimnasia, who is unbeaten in three matches, is twentieth with 18 points.
The Sabalero, who defeated Newell's Old Boys by 1-0 in the previous match, will not hold back in this match and coach Eduardo Dominguez has already confirmed that he will field his best team.
Therefore, German Conti and Pablo Ledesma, who have four yellow cards and are at risk of missing the upcoming Santa Fe derby against Union, will be starters as Dominguez considers them crucial to the team's structure in order to try to secure the three points against the team from La Plata. It is therefore very likely that they will play with the derby in mind.
The only change compared to the starting lineup that beat Zamora 2-0 in Venezuela in the first round of the Sudamericana will be the inclusion of Matias Fritzler, who served his suspension in the last match he received while playing for Huracan, replacing Adrian Bastia.