There are seven dates for an accelerated BetPlay I-2021 League that is due to end in May. It would seem that he is just starting out, but he is advancing by more than 30% and there is uncertainty in the massive and demanding fans of Cali America because his team is not yet up.
It is true that he has a postponed match with the Patriots, the first date, to be held in Tunja. But it is not surprising that his 12th place in the competition is just 6 points, 13 behind the lone leader, his playground rival, Esportiu Cali.
Its operation is quite far from what it did in the second half of 2020 to get the star 15, apart from being harmed by the sanctions of players who were starters, such as Marlon Torres, Yesus Vergara and Duvan Vergara, the who missed two tournament dates to try to make up for Teófilo Gutiérrez’s offenses in this controversial video celebrating the final.
Coach Juan Cruz Reial has been uncomfortable, he removed from circulation men who in the 2019 title surrendered with Alexandre Guimaraes, such as Joan Pau Segovia (he went to Mexico), Carlos Serra (passed this Friday in the ‘Tolima) and Rafael Carrascal have it alternating, but at the same time he asked for reinforcements who are just looking to get in tune with the rest of his teammates.
Adding to one does not pay off, and that is precisely what has happened so far in the League, and Pascual Guerrero, who had been his stronghold. The reds tied 1-1 with Golden Eagles, 0-0 with Bucaramanga and Santa Fe, while customers lost 2-1 with Junior and defeated 1-2 to the Boyacá Chicó, which so far is their only victory.
Reviewing the collective performance, have high notes players such as goalkeeper Joel Graterol, who has saved imminent goal actions, and youth Santiago Moreno, who acts as an experienced, while Adrián Ramos is not out of tune in the his mission to fight against rival defenses. The goal is missing, which has become customary in most national football clubs.
Six points from 15 games represent 40% of performance, no doubt a weak campaign, although with the additions of striker Dibër Cambindo and winger Jeison Steven Lucumí, managers consider that they were well covered and soon the comeback will begin to take in oxygen and be back in the top eight.
The real thing is that the Copa Libertadores is back and the Colombian champion will have to forget the pale image he left last year, when he finished fourth in Group E and was eliminated in the first round.
It comes National this Sunday (08:05 pm) in the Atanasio Girardot, with a coach who knows the ‘devils’ as Alexandre Guimaraes, and will have to seek victory to remove the great doubts that accompany the vallecaucano set in this new edition of the domestic contest.
Marc Antoni Garcés
Futbolred Cali correspondent
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