Hope is the last thing you lose. This is the slogan of Deportivo Cali this Tuesday (19:30) when it receives Tolima, in the return game of the first phase of the South American Cup, in which the distribution “vinotinto y oro” gave the first blow with a force 3-0 .
On many occasions, this marker becomes lapidary, but in the Valle del Cauca team there is all the confidence in granting the honors to the team that Hernán Torres leads, especially after the recovery of Jhon Vásquez.
However, the two starting central defenders would have been left out, although Jorge Arias was called up and would wait for him until hours before the match. Otherwise, he would be replaced by Eduard Caicedo. Meanwhile, Hernán Menosse suffered against Equidad last Thursday and will certainly give way to Jorge Marsiglia. Neither Ángelo Rodríguez, sent off in the Ibagué game, nor midfielder Andrés Colorado, who still owes a sanction date in the 2020 competition.
Thursday’s 2-5 victory over Equidad in Bogota on the 17th of the Betplay League I-2021 gave the “sugar” team a place among the top eight, but more than that the certainty that he can score goals, with the Uruguayan Gastón Rodríguez at inspired by goalkeeper Guillermo De Amores confirming his good condition in all three suits.
Nor is it a mystery that the reappearance of Jhon Vásquez should provide a greater imbalance and depth to the Cali team, while Marco Pérez would be the man in the fight against the high central Tolima.
Alfredo Arias will have to propose a smart game to manage the times, to control Tolima’s momentum, but especially to score the goals he needs to access the next court. There can be no despair or distraction because the team led by Hernán Torres will be very vigilant to take advantage of them.
Tolima is a balanced eleven in defense and attack, although Cali seeks to recover all the good things done in the early days of the League and which had him as leader. The good stature of the members of the back quartet requires that the passing game is not sought, while in the middle must be very careful with the talent of Jáminton Campaz.
Regarding Tolima, Alfredo Arias said: “We will try to put the best team possible, we will go with that hope of being able to turn it against a very difficult opponent who shows his strength every day, we have a strong rival in front , won on his field with a very good advantage, but we will propose a smart game in which we can have the chance to return it. The work was minimal, because the trip to Bogota, the effort, the fatigue, on Sunday it rained heavily, I couldn’t enter the field, this Monday I did a more tactical job, still the ball ”.
The Uruguayan helmsman added that “We must always seek to always be able to return the game, either through trial or because of the possibilities we have, it is important to keep zero in the arc and continually create opportunities, creating a game that in the 90 minutes it allows us to hope to change the situation ”.
For his part, central defender Jorge Marsiglia said that “we have to play a smart game, we want to come back, but we can’t neglect the back, because a visitor’s goal would be fatal”.
Stage: Palmaseca (Deportivo Cali)
Hour: 19:30
Transmit: Directv, channel 610
Referee: Carlos Ortega (Bolivar)
Assistants: Dionisio Ruiz (Córdoba) and Richard Ortiz (Quindío).
Probable formations
Deportivo Cali: Guillermo De Amores; Juan Camilo Angulo, Eduard Caicedo; Darwin Andrade (Kevin Velasco); Jhojan Valencia, Andrés Balanta (Carlos Robles), Yeison Tolosa (Daniel Luna), Jhon Vásquez, Gastón Rodriguez; Marco Pérez.
DT: Alfredo Arias
Tolima: Álvaro Montero; John Narváez, Julián Quiñones, Sergio Mosquera, Ánderson Angulo; Juan David Ríos, William Parra, Andrey Estupiñán, Jáminton Campaz; José Ortiz (Gustavo Ramírez), Luis Miranda (Ómar Albornoz).
DT: Hernán Torres.
Marco Antonio Garcés
Futbolred Cali correspondent
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