Floresta saw the survival fight get wider
All Boys lost 0–1 to San Telmo at home on Saturday and slid right back into the relegation scrap. Fourteen points.
San Telmo arrived in Floresta and left with the win, plus the boost that comes with climbing out of the drop zone (5). All Boys stayed put: 31 points from 29 games, 14th of 18 in Group A, goal difference -9. The margin between those two facts is one afternoon of football.
They had the chances and did not take them
The pattern is not new. All Boys create enough to be safe and convert too little to be comfortable. "When every point is worth so much, not converting your chances ends up being a problem you pay for dearly," was the line out of the club after the whistle (3).
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That is the whole story of this run. A team that does not score enough cannot afford a single slack moment at the back, and Floresta saw the cost of one on Saturday. A rival from the same scrap took the points off them in their own stadium.
The coach's seat has already changed hands
Mauricio Giganti is gone from the technical area. The 2–0 defeat to Deportivo Madryn last round ended his spell, and the club moved quickly (4). Fabián Nardozza takes over.
He inherits a squad that has been drawing more than winning and a table that will not forgive another slip. Central Norte come to Floresta on Monday for his debut, and the opponent sits in the same survival fight (4). Whatever Nardozza changes, he has to change it without testing time.
Around them, nobody is waiting
Tristán Suárez drew 0–0 away to Gimnasia y Tiro in Salta and stayed top of the standings (9). The leaders gaining a point on the road while All Boys drop one at home is exactly how this division punishes you. River beat an All Boys reserve side 3–0 in a behind-closed-doors friendly where Borré and Beltrán ended their scoring droughts (7). A useful workout for the backups and nothing more.
What to watch on Monday
Central Norte at Floresta, Nardozza on the bench for the first time, a home crowd that has been roundly unhappy. That is the only thing that matters this week. All Boys need three points from a direct rival to stop looking over their shoulder. Same starting eleven, same weak finishing, and the drop zone gets closer regardless of who is picking the team. (4)
