Two players with different characteristics and one real goal: to end 2020 with a new star in their resume. Fabián Sambueza, in Santa Fe, and Yesus Cabrera, in America, are in charge of the ideas in both teams, although they also contribute sacrifice and goals.
Sambueza, born in Neuquén (Argentina), already knows what it is to be champion in Colombian soccer, although with a t-shirt different from the one from Independent Santa Fe. In the second half of 2018 he went around the Olympics with the Junior of Barranquilla and then won the Superliga 2019 with the same club, before dressing in the red shirt with white sleeves.
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He arrived in Bogota at a difficult time for Santa Fe, when he was flirting with the basement of the championship. It was also important to get the team out of the pit and put them to a fight.
Sambueza ends his contract with Santa Fe this year and everything indicates that he will return to Junior. However, the Argentine, who also had a stint at Deportivo Cali, does not want to leave empty-handed.
“When I got home I started in Cali, there was a good atmosphere with guys who wanted to succeed and when one feels loved it’s all easier because it gives confidence and peace of mind. Now the same thing happened to me in Santa Fe, I feel the support of the people when we were going well and badly, “Sambueza told Win Sports after his quarantine, which stopped the local championship for six months.
Sambueza’s contribution to Santa Fe has been important throughout the year: he has five goals and seven assists. However, he has had two tough times: was expelled in the party in which America eliminated them of the Colombia Cup and also in the going of the semifinal of Liga against Equity. That is why he is looking for revenge in a complicated scenario for Santa Fe, in which he will have to lift the 3-0 of the first leg.
A positive change
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In this game in which America took a good advantage, Yesus Cabrera was key: he scored the first goal and scored the second. But since the match ended at the Pascual Guerrero on Sunday, Jesus has not stopped asking everyone who carries the shield with the devil in their hearts to take action.
Not defined, we got a good lead, but Santa Fe is the best team of the year and has thrashed several teams at home
“It’s not defined, we got a good advantage, but Santa Fe is the best team of the year and has thrashed several teams at home, then great care must be taken. When the teacher arrived, most of them didn’t believe him, but we did, that’s why we are where we are, “Cabrera told Win Sports.
In the team that won a year ago with the Brazilian nationalized Costa Rican Alexandre Guimaraes in the technical bench, Cabrera was not an undisputed starter and, in fact, between the semifinals and the final of this championship, of the eight matches, seven started them on the bench. However, he had enough to contribute three goals and three assists.
The arrival of Juan Cruz Reial in the American bank meant a new position for Cabrera, born 30 years ago in Cartagena. The Argentine coach set up a 4-3-3 in which Jesus starts from the front line, in the band of Luis Paz, to from there show all his deployment. Although he brings fewer assists than in 2019 (one) and the same goals, he has brought sacrifice and a lot of leadership.
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Yesus Cabrera celebrates his goal.
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“Thank God I found regularity in the game, in this position I felt very good, but the head of it all is for America to be champions and then we’ll look at what was done individually, ”he said.
Cabrera has learned to make the best decisions at the right times, both
outside as well as inside the track, which is why it is key in the Royal Cross scheme.
“Keeping the joy in the group has been very important to get here“My teammates sometimes tell me to go crazy when we’re in a game,” he said.
Sambueza and Cabrera each have a star on their resume. 90 minutes are left to find out which of the two will have to update their record. The advantage is for the American player. But in the finals anything can happen.
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