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Cali woke up this Sunday painted red. In all the neighborhoods, giant flags adorned windows and cars were plastered with flags on each side, waiting for the second leg of the BetPlay League final between América and Santa Fe in El Campín to start.
As in the first leg, the gunpowder began to explode early, two hours before, as an omen that things were going to turn out in Bogotá, that city that he welcomed as another favorite son.
Estaderos, shopping centers, closed complexes and logically in the houses, the first minutes filled with enthusiasm to the scarlet partiality, because the beginning was within the budget. In neighborhoods such as Obrero, Siloé, Popular, La Base, Alfonso López, Olaya Herrera, Chiminangos, Cienpalos and those of the Aguablanca District, to name a few, graffiti was painted and the streets organized to send positive energy to their team.
However, Santa Fe was pressing and in 8 minutes he scored two goals that made everyone bite their nails, although hope was still alive. Long faces, but everyone believed that the scoreboard was not going to be extended and instead, any neglect of the ‘cardinal’ team was going to be taken advantage of.
With the opportunity of Adrián Ramos who was lost in the horizontal, the faith revived, since the team had managed to overcome the dominance of Santa Fe. Then, they stood up from their chairs to hope that those intentions of the Bogota team did not overcome the resistance of Joel Graterol and his teammates.
With the time fulfilled, the 6 minutes that Wílmar Roldán gave as an addition were very long, while Santa Fe tried with his last breath. With crossed fingers they hoped that at any moment the conclusion of a final would be given with which they had paid the initial fee thanks to the difference of three goals at Pascual Guerrero.
Finally, when the Antioquia referee took the ball, indicating that it was no longer being played, the explosions, whistles and music alluding to América de Cali sounded with greater intensity: “América, Willington Ortiz’s; America, Battaglia and Cueto….
Tonight, despite the curfew from 9 pm, Cali will not sleep. There were few caravans compared to the other conquests, all were left with the desire to go to receive the champion squad at the airport, as they usually do when the team has finished outside of Pascual Guerrero. Bogotá was once again the second home of the ‘red devils’, who had already been crowned in 1982 and 1990 against Millonarios and this Sunday on Santa Fe.
Cali is overjoyed, hopefully under control, for the achievement of the 15th star of America. Very quickly the fans forgot everything they said about Juan Cruz Real, whom they wanted to leave due to the adverse results of two months ago. That is football, which has no memory in moments of glory.
Marco Antonio Garcés
Correspondent Futbolred Cali
On twitter: @marquitosgarces
