The Primera Nacional 2024, an always competitive tournament that distributes football throughout almost all of Argentina, is preparing to begin this weekend with 38 participants, among which are the usual favorites to fight for the two promotions, plus a great from the Interior like Columbus of Santa Fe.
With one more team than in the 2023 season, the tournament will be played in two zones of 19 participants, round-robin format on two wheels, plus the novelty of an interzonal match per date, in which “classic” rivals will face each other so that no one is left free.
The promotions and relegations of the First National
There will be two promotions to the Professional League again: the champion that emerges from the final between the winners of each zone and the winner of the Reduced Tournamentwhich will be accessed by those placed between second and eighth place in each group, plus the loser of the final, who will join in the semifinals.
As in the 2023 season, there will be a sporting advantage in all instances, except in the final match for direct promotion.
Relegations to Primera B will be for three clubs: the two who are last in their zones and the one who loses the tiebreaker match between the penultimate ones.
The areas of the First National
In Zone A San Martín de Tucumán, Patronato de Paraná, Chacarita, Arsenal, Quilmes, Tristán Suarez, Talleres de Remedios de Escalada, San Miguel, Agropecuario de Carlos Casares, All Boys, Ferro, Estudiantes de Buenos Aires, Racing de Córdoba, San Martín de San Juan, Güemes from Santiago del Estero, Gimnasia from Jujuy, Deportivo Maipú from Mendoza, Alvarado from Mar del Plata and Guillermo Brown from Madryn.
In Zone B Chaco For Ever, Colón, Defensores Unidos de Belgrano, Temperley, Almirante Brown, Brown de Adrogué, San Telmo, Almagro, Deportivo Morón, Defensores Unidos de Zárate, Atlanta, Nueva Chicago, Estudiantes de Río Cuarto, Atlético de Rafaela, Miter de Santiago del Estero, Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta, Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza, Aldosivi de Mar del Plata and Deportivo Madryn.
The interzonals
San Martín Tucumán-Chaco For Ever; Patronato-Colón; Chacarita-Defensores de Belgrano; Quilmes-Temperley; Tristán Suárez-Almirante Brown; Climbing Remedies Workshops-Brown of Adrogué; Arsenal-San Telmo and BA-Almagro Students.
They will also cross San Miguel-Morón; Agricultural-United Defenders of Zárate; All Boys-Atlanta; Ferro-New Chicago; Racing de Córdoba- Estudiantes de Río Cuarto; San Martín de San Juan (SJ)-Atlético de Rafaela; Güemes (SdE)-Mitre (SdE) ; Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy-Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta; Deportivo Maipú-Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza; Alvarado-Aldosivi and Guillermo Brown-Deportivo Madryn.
Colón and Arsenal, two heavyweights who will try to return quickly
Colón from Santa Fe and Arsenal arrives from the Professional League with different perspectives. The people of Santa Fe quickly aspire to return to first class; while those of Sarandí are going through a process of many changes and renewal.
Among the favorites to fight for promotion Chacarita Juniors, Quilmes, Ferro, San Martín de Tucumán, San Martín de San Juan, Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy, Patronato de Paraná and Aldosivi de Mar del Plata, among others, are registered. All of them, with recent and past history in the First Division and some with championships and participation in international cups.
Teams leading the promotion in recent seasons such as Admiral Brown, Nueva Chicago, All Boys, Deportivo Hummock, Brown from Adrogué, Atlanta, Temperley, Almagro y Students from Buenos Aires They will also add “spiciness” to a contest that distributes football to almost all the cardinal points of the national territory.
The Cordobans of Racing and Students of Río Cuartothe people of Santiago Güemes y Mitrethe Chacoños of For Everthe Patagonians of the Deportivo Madryn y Brown and the people of Mendoza Deportivo Maipú (he played the final with Deportivo Riestra for the second promotion to the LPF) and Gymnastics and Fencing They also emerge as tough rivals.
Those promoted will seek to gain a foothold in the category
The return of Salta football to the second division with the arrival of Gymnastics and Shooting It will also add appeal to a federal tournament in its genesis.
For its part, San Miguel y Climbing Remedies Workshops, who arrive from Primera B, will try to fight to stay in the category. Those from Los Polvorines played it for the last time in the 2000-2001 season and those from the south of Buenos Aires return to the tournament after 29 years since their last participation.
SP
2024-02-02 12:41:18
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