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Junior enforced his home and with a 4-1 over Independiente del Valle he got into the fight to qualify for the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores. He won, liked and thrashed.
The team led by Luis Amaranto Perea faced the duel with personality against the Ecuadorian team, which, prior to the match, arrived undefeated and with the motivation of having defeated the current champion of the tournament, Flamengo, 5-0.
The shark team began losing the game with an early goal from Panamanian Gabriel Torres, however, the winning mentality came to the fore and after the harangues of DT from the bench, they managed to recover, and with good football they finished the first half in advantage. The coach’s hand was seen.
Junior went from less to more, and he showed it on the scoreboard. After the goal against, the rojiblancos players reacted, and with high pressure as the fundamental factor, they managed to counteract Independiente del Valle’s attack, to later overwhelm the rival and stay with the victory.
Junior did not need possession of the ball to develop his game and generate goal opportunities, since Independiente del Valle finished with a 67% possession, while Junior with 33%. However, the Barranquilla team reached the rival goal nine times, of which four ended in a goal, which certifies that the game of the rojiblancos is not based on the possession of the ball, but on the recovery in time and transitions effective defense-attack.
Carmelo Valencia was the man of the night. The experienced striker reported three goals, and was the man who led the shark down the road to victory. ‘Tutunendo’ was in charge of defining, but behind him, he had players like Edwuin Cetré and Sherman Cárdenas, who were always attentive and contributed greatly to the creation of the game. Fredy Hinestroza scored the other goal of the match.
With the good victory at home, and with an idea of the game embodied, Junior was third in group A, with six units, and got into the fight to qualify for the next phase of the Copa Libertadores.
The rojiblancos will face Barcelona de Guayaquil and Flamengo in the two remaining dates, so the achievement of the ticket to the next phase will depend exclusively on their performance.
