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After the pale draw between América and Junior at the Pascual Guerrero stadium for the first leg of the Liga Betplay semifinal, some media have assured that coach Juan Cruz Real would have his departure from the scarlet club arranged, thus achieving a new title.
This information was provided by the Smoke Free Zone program of the city of Cali, where they ensured that if the Argentine reaches the final and is champion, he will not continue to lead the project for 2021. They referred to this possibility, assuring that it would have been the coach who made the decision.
The truth is that what was done by the former Alianza Petrolera y Jaguares technician has not satisfied the fans, who complain of a weak offensive structure, bad decisions and a lack of post-match self-criticism.
Cruz Real arrived at América in mid-2020, nothing more and nothing less than as a replacement for the champion coach, Alexandre Guimarães, today at Atlético Nacional.
His first test was just against Junior, for the Super League. The first match ended in victory in Barranquilla, but the return meant the sharks’ title at Pascual Guerrero. From there he managed to put the team in the quarterfinals of the Cup and is competing for the place in the final, however, his participation in Libertadores left great dismay.
For Libertadores, the América de Cruz Real lost in Brazil to Internacional (4-3) and equalized in the second leg without goals; then he conceded two draws (1-1) with Universidad Católica and Gremio for Copa Libertadores. He finished last in his group with just 6 points, 5 below the leader.
By Liga Betplay has achieved seven victories, four defeats and four draws (the last this weekend against Junior for the first leg semifinal).
In the Metropolitan of Barranquilla, America will try to get rid of the “thorn” of the Super League where the rojiblancos celebrated the title at home, this time leaving them out of the final. The series is open and anything can happen.
