The 2019–20 season is Colón's 6th consecutive season in the top division of Argentine football. In addition to the Primera División, the club are competing in the Copa Argentina, Copa de la Superliga and Copa Sudamericana.

The season generally covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Review Pre-season Colón started their pre-season campaign with defeat at the hands of Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) of Primera B Nacional on 22 June 2019, with Diego López notching the only goal of the game. They played one further fixture with Gimnasia that day, running out 4–0 winners at the Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena; Mateo Hernández notched a brace. Two new signings were confirmed in the week commencing 24 June, as Gastón Díaz joined from Vélez Sarsfield while Rodrigo Aliendro made a move from Atlético Tucumán. Gustavo Toledo left as part of the Aliendro deal, agreeing terms with Atlético Tucumán on 28 June. A third and fourth exhibition match was played on 29 June, as Colón held Newell's Old Boys to a draw in game one before winning the second thanks to Nicolás Leguizamón.

Cristian Guanca (Al-Ettifaq) and Juan Bauza (Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) respective loans away from last season officially ended on 30 June. On 2 July, Guanca returned to Saudi Arabia on a permanent contract with Al-Shabab. Lucas Acevedo, from recently relegated San Martín, signed for Colón on 4 July. Patronato's Cristian Tarragona condemned Colón to a friendly loss on 5 July.

July Colón, on 11 July, opened their competitive schedule with defeat after losing to league rivals Argentinos Juniors in the first leg of a Copa Sudamericana round of sixteen tie, following a strike from Matías Romero after thirty-eight minutes on home soil. The two teams met again on 17 July, with Colón equalling the scores on aggregate with a 0–1 win. Christian Bernardi's goal sent it to penalties, which saw them come out 3–4 victors. On 22 July, Gonzalo Bueno joined Almería. Mauro Da Luz, a Uruguayan midfielder from his homeland's River Plate, penned a loan contract on 23 July. Federico Lértora moved to Colón from Belgrano on 25 July. Colón faced Patronato in their opening fixture of the Primera División on 27 July, coming away with a loss after a Christian Chimino goal.

On 25 July, Franco Zuculini departed to Venezia of Italy's Serie B. 29 July saw Juan Bauza sign with Górnik Zabrze of Poland's Ekstraklasa.

August August began with a second successive defeat in the Primera División, as a trip to Huracán ended 2–0 in favour of the hosts. Zulia, in a quarter-final tie in the Copa Sudamericana, gained a first leg advantage after Abel Casquete struck to defeat Colón on 8 August. Colón advanced to the Copa Sudamericana semi-finals on 15 August, as they struck four goals at the Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López to overturn the first leg deficit against Venezuela's Zulia; who finished the contest with nine men. A brace from Wilson Morelo gave Colón their first league victory of 2019–20, as they defeated Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) on 19 August. Belgrano revealed, on 23 August, that they and Colón had agreed a deal for Lucas Acosta in the preceding months, though Acosta rejected the move.

A 2–0 beating at the Estadio Libertadores de América to Independiente on 24 August meant Colón suffered their third league loss in four games. Colón put four goals past Sol de Mayo in the Copa Argentina on 28 August, as they progressed to the round of sixteen.

September Colón drew at home to Rosario Central in the Primera División on 1 September, with Rodrigo Aliendro netting the host's goal. Colón completed the signing of Jorge Ortega from Olimpia on 2 September.

Squad Squad No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of Birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Leonardo Burián GK Godoy Cruz 17 Ignacio Chicco GK Academy 22 Joaquín Hass GK Academy Defenders 2 Lucas Acevedo CB San Martín 3 Clemente Rodríguez LB São Paulo 6 Emanuel Olivera CB Boca Unidos 13 Alex Vigo RB Academy 15 Damián Schmidt CB San Martín 16 Franco Quiroz LB Wanderers de Concordia 24 Guillermo Ortiz CB Newell's Old Boys 31 Gonzalo Escobar LB Temperley 33 Facundo Garcés CB Academy Andrés Cadavid CB Millonarios Midfielders 4 Tomás Moschión CM Academy 5 Matías Fritzler CM Huracán 7 Mauro Da Luz MF River Plate 8 Fernando Zuqui RM Estudiantes 11 Guillermo Celis DM Vitória Guimarães (loan) 14 Federico Lértora CM Belgrano 18 Gastón Díaz RM Vélez Sarsfield 21 Mateo Hernández AM Academy 23 Christian Bernardi AM Instituto 25 Braian Galván RW Academy 27 Brian Farioli MF Academy 28 Marcelo Estigarribia LM Deportivo Maldonado (loan) 29 Rodrigo Aliendro CM Atlético Tucumán 34 Gabriel Esparza RW San Lorenzo Adrián Bastía CM Atlético de Rafaela Forwards 9 Nicolás Leguizamón CF Academy 10 Luis Rodríguez LW Atlético Tucumán 12 Tomás Chancalay RW Academy 19 Wilson Morelo CF Santa Fe 26 Juan Cruz Zurbriggen FW Academy 30 Santiago Pierotti FW Academy 32 Tomás Sandoval FW Academy Jorge Ortega CF Olimpia Out on loan Loaned to Joaquín Aylagas GK Barnechea Juan Bauza AM Górnik Zabrze Erik Godoy CB Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Transfers Domestic transfer windows:3 July 2019 to 24 September 201920 January 2020 to 19 February 2020.

Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Ref. 3 July 2019 RM Gastón Díaz Vélez Sarsfield 3 July 2019 CM Rodrigo Aliendro Atlético Tucumán 4 July 2019 CB Lucas Acevedo San Martín 25 July 2019 CM Federico Lértora Belgrano 2 September 2019 CF Jorge Ortega Olimpia

Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Ref. 2 July 2019 AM Cristian Guanca Al-Shabab 3 July 2019 RB Gustavo Toledo Atlético Tucumán 22 July 2019 LW Gonzalo Bueno Almería 25 July 2019 DM Franco Zuculini Venezia

Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref. 23 July 2019 MF Mauro Da Luz River Plate 30 June 2020

Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 29 July 2019 RW Juan Bauza Górnik Zabrze 30 June 2020

Friendlies Pre-season A three-team friendly tournament, named Cementerio de los Elefantes, was planned to take place at the end of June with Independiente and San Lorenzo but was later scrapped. On 14 June 2019, Colón announced a pre-season training camp would take place in Salta, with the club arranging a friendly fixtures at the Estadio 23 de Agosto against Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) of Primera B Nacional. A day later, Patronato revealed a match with Colón. On 29 June, Colón would face friendlies with Newell's Old Boys.

Competitions Primera División

League table

Relegation table Team Relegation 19Newell's Old Boys 29 29 9 67 56 20Banfield 35 29 4 68 57 21Colón 41 23 4 68 57 22Rosario Central 32 26 9 67 57 23Central Córdoba (SdE) 0 0 5 5 5 Source: AFA

Results summary

Matches The fixtures for the 2019–20 campaign were released on 10 July.

Copa Argentina

Colón would face Sol de Mayo in the Copa Argentina round of thirty-two on 28 August 2019. After convincingly beating the Torneo Federal A outfit, they were then paired with Atlético Tucumán.

Copa de la Superliga

Copa Sudamericana

Colón's round of sixteen opponents in the Copa Sudamericana were revealed to be fellow Argentine Primera División team Argentinos Juniors. After advancing through that round, they were drawn with Venezuelan outfit Zulia. In the semi-finals, Colón would meet Brazilian outfit Atlético Mineiro.

Squad statistics Appearances and goals No.Pos.NationalityNameLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotalDisciplineRefAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKLeonardo Burián5010003090002CBLucas Acevedo3000004070103LBClemente Rodríguez0000000000004CMTomás Moschión0000000000005CMMatías Fritzler4010003(1)08(1)0106CBEmanuel Olivera4000004080307MFMauro Da Luz1(3)01100002(3)1008RMFernando Zuqui5000002070209CFNicolás Leguizamón2(1)011002(1)05(2)11010LWLuis Rodríguez3(1)00000417(1)12011DMGuillermo Celis0000000(2)00(2)00012RWTomás Chancalay2(2)011000(3)13(5)21013RBAlex Vigo10000040501014CMFederico Lértora30000021513015CBDamián Schmidt10100000200016LBFranco Quiroz00000000000017GKIgnacio Chicco00000010100018RMGastón Díaz30100010500119CFWilson Morelo3(2)20(1)0001(1)14(4)31021AMMateo Hernández00000000000022GKJoaquín Hass00000000000023AMChristian Bernardi3(1)01000418(1)11124CBGuillermo Ortiz2010000(1)03(1)01025FWBraian Galván00000000000026FWJuan Cruz Zurbriggen00000000000027MFBrian Farioli00000000000028LMMarcelo Estigarribia3(2)00(1)0002(1)05(4)00029CMRodrigo Aliendro3(1)10(1)000407(2)11030FWSantiago Pierotti0(1)01100001(1)10031LBGonzalo Escobar3010002(1)06(1)01032FWTomás Sandoval0000000(1)00(1)00033CBFacundo Garcés00000000000034RWGabriel Esparza000000000000–GKJoaquín Aylagas000000000000–CMAdrián Bastía000000000000–AMJuan Bauza000000000000–CBAndrés Cadavid000000000000–CBErik Godoy000000000000–CFJorge Ortega000000000000Own goals—0—0—0—0—0——— Statistics accurate as of 1 September 2019.

Goalscorers NameLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotalRef1CF19Wilson Morelo20013RW12Tomás Chancalay010122AM23Christian Bernardi00011CM14Federico Lértora00011LW10Luis Rodríguez00011FW30Santiago Pierotti01001MF7Mauro Da Luz01001CF9Nicolás Leguizamón01001CM29Rodrigo Aliendro01001Own goals00000Totals240511—

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