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They ended up weighing the large number of casualties in Junior. The team finally felt the absences that limited only 15 players available to face Coquimbo Unido in the South American Cup.
The usual headlines who were saved from the wave of Covid-19, injuries and expulsions in the team, felt the wear and tear of the string of matches, while the fresh ones, who received the opportunity to act before so many disabled people, did not respond with football , the character and the grit that was required to compensate for the lack of other players who came with more rhythm.
Coquimbo Unido lived up to its name and with heart, dedication, struggle and solidarity, they surpassed a Junior who started well, but was deflated.
Junior faced a combative and enthusiastic adversary who He insisted on trying to shield his goal and surprise in Sebastián Viera’s with quick counterattacks and sudden balls that were well controlled by the red-and-white defense in the first half.
With five men in the background, a line of four in the middle and Joe Abrigo lonely, Coquimbo faced the first minutes of study against Junior, which had its most active and disturbing men in Edwuin Cetré and Fabián Viáfara.
In the absence of the creative bulb of Teófilo Gutiérrez, the Sharks were entrusted to their extremes. Freddy Hinestroza did not appear so much, but Cetré wanted to swallow the court.
Y after a scare in Junior’s area against a center that Abrigó could not connect, Cetré took advantage of a moment of inspiration and, as if the spirit of Teo had taken possession of him, he filtered a majestic and surgical pass towards Miguel Borja, who came out with his usual power to enforce it in the opponent’s goal. When the Cordovan was about to solve, goalkeeper Matías Cano took the ball with everything and player in his spectacular start.
Venezuelan referee Jesús Valenzuela He did not hesitate to sanction him and the VAR men had no qualms.
Cano was hit on the play and received medical attention for seven minutes. After the long wait, Borja, as usual, hit from twelve steps and put Junior to win.
Coquimbo tried to react with more force and desire that with real clarity and tried some approaches with aerial balls in a still ball that did not pass to greater.
Junior maintained his advantage with a concentrated defensive quartet and without leaks, with two safe and strong centrals, two fast and alert full-backs, and with Fabián Ángel and James Sánchez supporting those in the rear and those in the attack with pragmatic and precise delivery of the ball.
But in the second half everything became more difficult. Junior, already exhausted, he leaned too far back and allowed his opponent, at the point of vigor, to embolden himself and approachto.
It did not generate great danger, but Junior had forgotten the rival arc. The visiting coach moved his bench and his team had fresh air to continue fighting and match Junior with a lucky shot from Abrigo that was diverted by Rosero.
That goal affected the shark’s spirits and injected energy into Coquimbo, who with his warrior style continued to push until meeting the second in a play by Lautaro Palacio.
Junior finished missing Teófilo Gutiérrez, Gabriel Fuentes and other players who are not rigorous starters, but have had more action than Luis Sandoval and Daniel Moreno, whom Luis Grau (the coach on the field because Luis Amaranto Perea was incapacitated) sent trying to save the game.
Hard hit in the middle of the situation, But the worst thing the players and all Junior members can do is give up. The duel against America is coming in search of the final and the return in Chile, which with some of the absent, can be traced. Cheer up! Do not give up!
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