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América de Cali and Independiente Santa Fe will play this Sunday in Cali the first leg of the final of the Colombian League that for the first time will not have an audience in the stadium due to the restrictions adopted by the Government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
The ‘Red Devils’, led by Argentine Juan Cruz Real, arrived at this instance after leaving Junior on the road, while the ‘Cardinals’, led by Colombian Harold Rivera, surpassed La Equidad.
It is the first time that these two teams dispute the Colombian League title, for which the two coaches have the best of their payrolls at their disposal because there are no affected by covid-19 or injured players.
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The game is a closed duel because the performance of the two finalists has been even throughout this football year crossed by the coronavirus.
Due to the pandemic, the Colombian tournament was modified and there will only be one champion. Since 2002, each semester was given a degree.
For this first date, at the Pascual Guerrero stadium in Cali, Santa Fe arrives with a story that includes 16 titles as well: nine from the league, two from the Colombia Cup, three from the Super League, one South American Cup (2015) and one Suruga Bank Cup (2016).
América de Cali also has 16 titles: 14 leagues, a Primera B Tournament (2016) and a Merconorte Cup (1999).
This final is also something special for the technicians in contention because whoever manages to win will also lift the trophy as champion for the first time.
To defend its status as current champion, America has a team in which it mixes youth and experience. In this last section is the gunner Adrián Ramos, who played in Germany and Spain and returned to Colombia.
Ramos has scored nine goals, being the player with the most goals in the ‘Red Devils’ and he is five behind Miguel Borja, from Junior, the top scorer with fourteen goals.
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He is also provided with security by Venezuelan goalkeeper Joel Graterol and forward Santiago Moreno, key pieces in the American scaffolding.
Those who carry the weight of the team in Santa Fe are the experienced Colombian midfielder Andrés Pérez and the Argentine Fabián Sambueza.
Kelvin Osorio and Jhon Velásquez also contribute, who are capable of solving a game with a pass or a goal that they have given. victories to the santafereños.
GOVERNMENT MEASURES
Apart from sports, the Government of Valle del Cauca, the department of which Cali is its capital, asked the mayors of the 42 municipalities to reinforce measures so that there is no disorder in the first leg of the final.
“It is necessary for all American fans to be very aware of social distancing, not going out to caravans, avoiding crowds and always wearing a mask. We invite you to understand that we are experiencing a high rate of infections,” Secretary of Security told reporters Departmental, Camilo Murcia.
From the early hours of Sunday, control operations will begin and in the surroundings of the Pascual Guerrero stadium, which It will be cordoned off to avoid the presence of bars.
– Probable formations:
America from Cali: Joel Graterol; Cristian Arrieta, Marlon Torres, Pablo Ortiz and Edwin Velasco; Luis Alejandro Paz, Yesus Cabrera and Luis Sánchez; Duván Vergara, Adrián Ramos and Santiago Moreno.
Coach: Juan Cruz Real.
Independent Santa Fe: Leandro Castellanos; Carlos Arboleda, Fainer Torijano, Jeisson Palacios and Dairon Mosquera; Andrés Pérez, Daniel Giraldo, Jhon Velásquez, Kelvin Osorio and Fabián Sambueza; Jorge Luis Ramos.
Coach: Harold Rivera.
Referee: the Colombian Carlos Ortega, assisted by his compatriots Dionisio Ruiz and Cristian de la Cruz.
Time: 18.00 local
Stadium: Pascual Guerrero, from Cali.
