There are seven Bet-Play Accelerated League I-2021 dates due in May. It seems that they are just starting out, but they are advancing by over 30% and there is uncertainty in the massive and demanding fans of Cali America, because their team has not grown yet.
It is true that he has a postponed match with the Patriotas, the one from the first meeting, which will take place in Tunja. But the 12th place in the competition does not stop surprisingly with only 6 points, at 13 behind the lone leader, his rival in the backyard, Deportivo Cali.
Its operation is far from what it did in the second half of 2020 to get the 15th star, apart from the fact that it was affected by the sanctions of the players who were starters, such as Marlon Torres, Yesus Vergara and Duvan Vergara, who missed two tournament dates to try to balance the offenses of Teófilo Gutiérrez in that controversial video celebrating the final.
Coach Juan Cruz Real was uncomfortable, he took out of circulation the men who in the 2019 title surrendered together with Alexandre Guimaraes, such as Juan Pablo Segovia (left for Mexico), Carlos Sierra (went to Tolima on Friday) and Rafael Carrascal he has alternating, but at the same time they have asked for reinforcements that are only trying to agree with the rest of their comrades.
The addition in turn does not bear fruit and this is exactly what has happened so far in the League and in Pascual Guerrero, who had been his city. The Reds drew 1-1 with Águilas Doradas, 0-0 with Bucaramanga and Santa Fe, while on the road they lost 2-1 to Junior and defeated Boyacá Chicó 1-2, which is their only victory so far.
Reviewing the collective performance, players such as goalkeeper Joel Graterol, who saved imminent goal actions, and youth Santiago Moreno, who acts as an experienced player, have high marks, while Adrián Ramos is not in tune in his mission to fight against the rival defense. The goal is missing, which has become common in most national football clubs.
Six out of 15 points represents 40% of performance, clearly a weak campaign, although with the additions of striker Díber Cambindo and Jeison Steven Lucumí, managers believe they have been well covered and the return will soon begin to take oxygen and get back in the top eight.
The truth is that the Copa Libertadores is back, and the Colombian champion will have to forget the pale image she left last year, when she finished fourth in Group E and was eliminated in the first round.
National comes this Sunday (20:05) to Atanasio Girardot, with a technician who knows the “devils” like Alexandre Guimaraes and we will have to look for victory to eliminate the big doubts that accompany the Valle del Cauca team in this new edition of the internal competition.
Marco Antonio Garcés
Futbolred Cali correspondent
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