Millonarios defeats Eleven on penalties and goes to the Liguilla final

Millonarios and Deportivo Pereira will meet in the final of the BetPlay League, after those led by Alberto Gamero beat Once Caldas on penalties 7-6 after equalization without goals in regulation time in El Campín. The winner of that commitment will face Deportivo Cali in Palmaseca for the last place in the 2021 South American Cup.

Millos Initiative and Ortiz Security

From the start of the engagement, the place went out to impose conditions and to seek the opening of the scoreboard through the possession of the ball, a dynamic that was maintained during the first 45 minutes, in the face of Once Caldas retracted, prioritizing the defensive phase and betting on some counterattack.

Gamero’s team tried some medium-distance shots from Juan Camilo Salazar and Mackalister Silva, but three good interventions by Gerardo Ortiz avoided the first of the premises, who did not suffer in defense beyond a header from Pecoso Correa at the hands of Juan Moreno and an error before the break by Mackalister, who delivered it badly behind, but Juan Pablo Vargas held up well to a Dayro Moreno who ended up opening and defining deviant.

The local kept the intensity

At the start of the second half, Millionaires continued with the same dynamic looking for the first, in front of the rival who advanced his lines a little, but the constant attacks of the premises forced him to go back again and continue betting on the speed of Dayro, Ménder García and Marcelino Carreazo.

Cristian Arango had his chance at minute 58, after avoiding several rivals, entering the match and finishing with the right hand, but Ortiz put his hands up to clear. Shortly after, Mackalister tried again after a center from the left, but his definition remained on the roof of the southern arch of Campín.

Diego Abadía entered the complement instead of Salazar and had two opportunities to open the bookmark. First a mid-distance shot that forced the Paraguayan to fly and then combing a cross from the left, but the Once Caldas goalkeeper was attentive to keep the ball.

The visitor had it in the final, but was defined on penalties

About 90 ‘, Once Caldas was about to take the classification. Side free kick taken by Sebastián Hernández and Arango, in his attempt to clear, ended up hanging Moreno, but the crossbar returned her. On the rebound, Mender had a double chance, but the keeper saved his bow both times.

There was no time for more in the capital, so it went to the definition by penalties. Effectiveness of both from the white point, until the seventh collection of Once Caldas, in which Moreno guessed David Gómez, saved, help from the stick and classification of Millionaires to the final, in which Pereira will be measured in a single game in El Campín for being better located in the reclassification of the Liguilla. This commitment will be played next Wednesday, December 23 with a schedule to be confirmed.