Coach Alfredo Arias highlighted Deportivo Cali’s performance in the 1-0 victory over Águilas Doradas, who kept him in the lead in the BetPlay I-2021 League with 16 points. It was not easy, because again the definition failed, despite the fact that it generated over 20 arrivals at the gate of Carlos Bejarano, who left Palmaseca as an excellent figure. Michell Ramos’s 41 minutes into the game gave the home team a 1 – 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right.
Regarding what his team did, he said that “the balance is good whenever you win, it’s good, apart from the fact that we played against a very good team, which defended well, with a lot of men close of their goal, but then it came out well. The merit of my players is the courage, looking for the goal and attacking the whole game, we have 23 shots in favor and rival 3, but not because the opponent did not want to attack or because they did not attack, but because we continuously exerted pressure from the first line of attack to the second and reached our area, which made it difficult for the opponent to complete the last play. And that’s what allows the team to have the goal at zero, good balance, let’s take a step, we need to improve, but the balance is good for the team I have just as brave.
As for the player who asked to replace Agustín Palavecino, who went to River Plate, he stressed that “regarding the replacement of Palavecino, I have already given my opinion, be careful, no I gave it in advance or because it crossed my mind, I was asked by the council if I thought of a name and I gave the name that I thought might come, but this is because it is all a decision made by club, not only my desire is the one that predominates here, there are many other aspects that will have To analyze the club, I give up what seems sporty to me that, leaving 15 goals, we should be able to provide not to suffer, but to we are careful, the players who do well, those who stay, if no one comes, go to make efforts, they will give everything of themselves and we will see ”.
Referring to the performance he found with the changes, he explained that “in the first half we went very well outside and we overflowed many times, but sometimes he was very alone to get to define that ball, both frontally in the second ball or in the first came almost always Angelo, and several were sitting there and I did not have the weight to put it, I did everything right, I overflowed, I overflowed, but only Angelo fought against the two defenders, I thought he second half maybe it can be repeated, it didn’t repeat so much, I didn’t spill so much in the second half, but I got more inside and I tried to put two points so that if Angelo and the ball arrive overcame Marco could get the other way around, I tried to put something more offensive on him, and Ramos because he slowly finds himself with his physique, with his football and looking for the goal, the shot from outside the area, which he did -a very good, or that I had a finisher in the back ”.
Meanwhile, left-back Darwin Andrade said that “victory was important, today I had the opportunity to be a captain, I always try to be a positive leader for my colleagues, I support them, I know that Juan Camilo and Hernán did the role of captain and important is that the team has won, every time we are solid and continue on this path, which is very good ”.
Cali will defend its undefeated and will lead on Wednesday, February 17 (8:10) against Junior at the Metropolitan Stadium.
Marco Antonio Garcés
Football correspondent
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