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Traumatic has been the transfer of Colombian teams in the 2020 Copa Libertadores. That is how it was before the suspension due to the pandemic and that is how it is now. America and Junior they have the water up to their necks, they are at this moment outside the qualifying zone to the eighth and with a difficult outlook. Medellín, who lost 0-1 at home against Boca Juniors, was eliminated with two rounds to go and with a terrible campaign.
Junior and América have given such an advantage that today their options are complex. Especially because of how the positions are in the groups and because of the difficulty represented by the rivals and the games that remain in the phase. Yet they are alive.
(Also read: Four causes of Medellín’s failure in the Cup).
Not like Medellín, which confirmed its elimination with a disastrous presentation before Mouth, to which he did not create any goal option. He was satisfied with the draw and ended up defeated with a goal from Salvio at minute 44 of the final part. The DIM, in four games, has zero points.
(See also: The incredible gift of DIM in his defeat against Boca)
Junior resurrected
Carmelo Valencia, again, present on the scoreboard with Junior.
With his victory last Tuesday, 4-1, over Independiente del Valle, Junior took a second wind. It hung by a thread, but he pulled out the breed and returned to the fight. The problem is that he has the Ecuadorians and the current champion, Flamengo, above him. He has 6 points and his rivals, 9. On his calendar he has to receive Barcelona from Ecuador, already eliminated and the one he beat, but he must beat him again, in a match that will be next Wednesday. And finally he will face Flamengo in Brazil. So Junior will play everything for everything visiting and at the Maracana.
(Plus: DIM’s incredible gift in their loss to Boca).
The Barranquilla team, which has a strong payroll, has not been constant. His defeat at home against Flamengo is the one that has him with the box out of square. Technician Julio Comesaña is no longer in charge, Amaranto Perea was in charge, who does the task to lead this search for the classification. “We are going step by step, the first game in Barcelona we knew it was difficult. Today, the idea was the same, it turned out well and the most important thing is what is coming, again, Barcelona, which will make it very difficult for us, ”said Perea.
(You can also read: After a game with Junior, Independiente del Valle player has covid).
Junior will already be able to count on what is missing with Miguel Borja and hopes that Teo Gutiérrez, his other key man, recovers from his injury. He has a payroll to keep fighting, but first things first, and the first thing is to beat Barcelona and wait for what happens in the duel between Flamengo and Independiente del Valle.
America suffers
Luis Sánchez (right) dominates the ball. José Fuenzalida follows him.
If it is about adverse roads, America’s is, because there is much ground that has yielded, many advantages. This week he was forced to beat the local Catholic University and did not do it, he barely drew 1-1. In this group, the E, the Brazilians Gremio and Inter de Porto Alegre have 7 points, they are in a head to head. Behind comes America, with 4, the same as the Chilean team. So it’s very tight.
Now America will host Inter, on Tuesday, and will close the group phase of visit to the Guild. Nothing simple. Especially if you consider that America has a very limited payroll, that it no longer has either Rangel or Pisano, which accumulates the wear and tear of the two Super League games that it lost against Junior, the League and Cup games.
(Also: Bobadilla, hurt by the defeat, admits the bad moment of Medellín).
“I see that the team in the previous 4 games always showed prominence against difficult rivals,” argued DT Juan Cruz. The truth is that the table is not reaching him.
For now, the balance for Colombia is very discreet. The DIM is already out, Junior and America have to stick their heads out.
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