The emotional intimate talk of the coach of America to his team after becoming champions

América de Cali achieved its 15th title on December 27 against Independiente Santa Fe in El Campín Stadium. After taking the atypical championship of this 202, Juan Cruz Real, spoke before his players in an emotional talk where he thanked everyone, even had words of encouragement for Carlos Sierra.

The words that Juan Cruz Real said publicly to Carlos Sierra after the coronation of America, champion of the BetPlay League Dimayor 2020, who was not the protagonist in this title, were highlighted by the press. Sierra, who was decisive in 2019 for the 14th title of America against Junior de Barranquilla, celebrated this time, but from the substitution.

Despite not being within the plans of Juan Cruz Real, who had other players for those functions, Sierra was in the thank you talk organized by the coach, after receiving the trophy.

“What is worth more than everything is you. All of you. Included here… Where is Sierra? “said the helmsman. Seeing him, Real cleared up the rumors about the alleged differences between the two.

That we were fighting … he didn’t have to play, but he came. He had to train until the last day (…) You took it like a man and you helped a lot so that we are here and I think it’s good that you have come.

Juan Cruz Real had to deal with several controversies since his arrival at the technical bench.

This was the meeting

This December 27 the atypical end of Colombian soccer was played. Cal Americai fell 2-0 at the El Campín Stadium, but the 3 goals he scored at Pascual Guerrero reached him to get one more star in the BetPlay League. With this result, the Cali team equals Millionaires with stars by reaching number 15. The most champion continues to be Atlético Nacional with 16 titles.

The first half started quietly. América de Cali began by controlling the ball, playing with the eagerness of the Cardenal team that had the challenge of tying the series that was 0-3 in favor of the scarlets.

Santa Fe insisted on the crossed centers. In a frontal play, he finds a very dangerous free kick, which in the end did not hurt the visitors. The game turned to the field of America. Santa fe was more and more incisive, but the ‘red devils’ took shelter and played it for the counterattack.

The Red Express continued to press for the bands and without fatigue to America, but without finding the point. The pressure was so great that in the 40th minute Santa Fe found the 1-0 at the feet of J. Palacios. The player picked up a still ball rebound, corner kick, and defined a half volley in the small area.

It already seemed that the first half was going to end with the advantage of the capital team, but Fabián Sambueza, who after Pablo Ortiz of América stayed on the floor after a play with his own goalkeeper and lost the mark, continued the play caused the both from the Santa Fe player to make it 2-0 (2-3 overall).

America starts going more forward. He knows that a goal is at stake to decide the championship. Two arrivals from America. In the 53rd minute a corner kick that got into Castellanos’ goal and shot after a corner kick that went very high.

Santa Fe lost the momentum it had in the first half and made its fans dream, but América was able to sustain the result until the last minute, which gave it the victory and the star number 15.

America was crowned two-time champion with a group of players and technical team very different from the one that won the title last year. Quite an achievement for the project of the team that until a few years ago suffered the descent in B.

Data sheet:

Santa Fe: Leandro Castellanos; Carlos Arboleda, Fainer Torijano, Jeisson Palacios, Dairon Mosquera; Andrés Pérez, Daniel Giraldo, Fabián Sambueza, Luis Manuel Seijas; Patricio Cucchi and Diego Valdés.Coach: Harold Rivera.

America: Joel Graterol; Cristian Arrieta, Marlon Torres, Pablo Ortiz, Kevin Andrade; Luis Sánchez, Luis Paz, Yesus Cabrera; Santiago Moreno, Duván Vergara and Adrián Ramos.

Coach: Juan Cruz Real.

Stadium: El Campín.

Referee: Wilmar Roldán.

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