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The difference achieved by América de Cali at home against Santa Fe increases the percentage of favoritism that preceded the final of the Betplay League, but its players and coaching staff prefer to keep their feet on the ground, waiting for the second leg Sunday December 27 in El Campín.
However, many fans came out to celebrate 3-0 in the first leg, in many cases without complying with biosecurity regulations. Added to that, the Cali mayor’s office decreed a curfew and dry law for Sunday, starting at 9 at night.
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For this reason, Tulio Gómez, the institution’s largest shareholder, indicated in the program ‘De Regreso con Chalo’ on 94.3 FM that he made a request to move the meeting time back.
“I spoke with the president of the Dimayor and asked him to advance Sunday’s game one or two hours, to prevent the curfew from catching people on the street or outside their home. He told me that the last word is on the WIN Sports channel, ”said Gomez.
At the same time, Gómez ratified the decision he made with the club’s current coach: “The only thing I asked Juan Cruz Real when I hired him was, classify among the eight and work with the quarry, he knew our objectives, but that be clear and understand well, he was never close to leaving, we never thought of taking him out.
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On the other hand, the Medical Department is working hard to recover three players who came out with physical problems: left back Edwin Velasco, midfielder Luis Alejandro Paz and winger Jhon Arias.
Paz’s annoyance is a contusion on his right ankle, which forced him to leave in the second half of the first leg this Sunday against Santa Fe, when he already had a yellow card; Velasco has suffered from a hamstring contracture since training last Thursday, while Arias is affected by pain in the iliac crest.
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These cases are analyzed by the scarlet doctors, pending that they may be available to coach Juan Cruz Real in Bogotá, where the objective is to reach the 15th star if a victory, a draw or a defeat is achieved by less than three goals against .
Marco Antonio Garcés
Correspondent Futbolred Cali
On twitter: @marquitosgarces
