February 27, 2021 – 11:04
For:
El País editorial office
Although they failed to win, Alfredo Arias’s Deportivo Cali left a good feeling on Thursday night after drawing 1-1 against Medellín in the game that ended the ninth round of the tournament.
The result allowed Verdiblancos to score a point in a difficult place like Atanasio Girardot, against a DIM that started 2021 with a good performance.
The Verdiblanca team climbed the scoreboard with a goal from defender Jorge Arias, but the owners managed to equalize the actions in the end, despite the fact that they were not superior.
With this page back, the distributors from Cali returned to the city to think about their next challenge: tomorrow’s game against the complicated Independiente Santa Fe.
The team underwent recovery work on Friday at its headquarters in Pance and, due to the limited schedule, coach Alfredo Arias could move the team to avoid the fatigue of his players.
In midfield, Andrés Colorado would have the opportunity to be the first base, so that Carlos Robles or Jhojan Valencia would have a break.
In the offensive zone, Kevin Velasco and Michell Ramos could oxygenate the team with speed on the wings.
Numerical silence
Although they have two consecutive draws, in the vicinity of Deportivo Cali they feel calm due to the good numerical moment of the team, which remains the leader of the League with an interesting mark of 21 points out of 27 played.
Arias’ team is also undefeated so far this season, with six wins and three draws.
The match against Santa Fe will be a new litmus test for the greens, who by winning would be very close to getting their ranking in the championship final early.
The problem of definition is worrying
The only mole that sugar producers still have is that of definition, a problem that prevented them from taking the three points against DIM.
This is clear for Alfredo Arias, who said in the post-game on Thursday: “Once again we pay for the poor completion of the games we create, many, in the first and second half. We didn’t finish well because of the nerves or the troubles, we have to keep working on it because it’s very important “.
However, the Uruguayan is happy with the way his team plays. “The fan has to be happy, because this team always comes out on top,” he said.
The match against Santa Fe will be this Sunday at 20:10 at the Deportivo Cali stadium.
Day
The tenth match of the championship will start on Saturday with two games: Equidad Vs. Boyacá Chicó and Patriotas Vs. Junior.
These four games will be played this Sunday: Envigado Vs. Medellin, Sports Tolima Vs. Rionegro Águilas, Deportivo Pasto Vs. America and Cali Vs. Santa Fe.
Two more duels will be played on Monday: Deportivo Pereira Vs. Once Caldas and Millonarios Vs. Jaguars.
The day will end on Tuesday with the meeting between Atlético Nacional and Alianza Petrolera.