Santa Fe loses to Cali with VAR protagonism

Independiente Santa Fe lost a point in the final for a play in the area that the referee with the assistance of the VAR determined as a penalty and he changed for a goal Agustín Palavecino at 98 ‘to leave the match 3-2 and give the victory to Arias. The Bogota team that was left with 10 at the start of the second half due to the expulsion of Velásquez. Both teams have 27 points, Cali are fourth and Rivera third.

Cali took advantage of the mistakes of Santa Fe

The first time in which the local revealed some defensive flaws of the visit from the sides. Starting the game, Cali had it to open the scoring, but with his face Castellanos saved Santa Fe after a leaked ball for Vásquez who tried to sting her, but the goalkeeper managed to send her to the corner kick.

Cali opted for fast transitions and at times knew how to take advantage of the spaces that Santa Fe left on the sides when he launched his sides to attack. Arias’s team was aggressive to pressure the departure of Santa Fe and that work paid off before the end of the first half.

At 20 minutes Santa Fe warned with a play that Sambueza started from the left side and he changed the front for Arboleda who gave it to Velásquez and this enabled Giraldo who inside the area took a cross shot that was deflected.

Cali reached the goal in the 38th minute after a mistake by Moya, that he had been playing a good game and made a mistake in a return that fell short and Angelo Rodríguez took the opportunity to beat Castellanos. Thus ended the first part in Palmaseca.

Santa Fe with 10, the VAR and Cali won

At the beginning of the second half, Santa Fe was left with 10 players after the expulsion of Jhon Velásquez who received the second yellow of the game after a foul on Colorado. Despite staying with one less, the Bogota team did not retreat and tried to continue playing hand-in-hand with their rival and At 60 minutes he found the tying goal after a penalty that Sambueza charged for a recklessness of González in the area.

Rivera after the tie decided to send Renteria to the field to play with three centrals, but Cali found the space precisely for the left sector of the Santa Fe defense for Ángelo Rodríguez to beat his marker and take a pass to the center of the area defined by Palavecino to make it 2-1 (72 ‘).

At 85 ‘came the play of the second goal for Santa Fe, still ball from the side that Seijas charged, Renteria headed in the area and Giraldo scored the goal (three matches in a row scoring). In the next play, Cali was the one that attacked and in a play by Rodríguez entering the area the referee whistled a penalty, but the VAR intervened and after reviewing, he annulled the decision.

Two minutes later, a corner kick for Cali, several players fell into the area and the VAR again asked the referee to review the play. Penalty for the premises for allegedly a push by Cucchi, to be charged by Palavecino and the third for Arias’ men when the 98th minute was played.

What’s coming

Santa Fe will have to play this Thursday, October 22 for the Colombia Cup against Patriotas in Tunja and on Sunday 25 will host Boyacá Chicó for date 16 of the BetPlay League.

Deportivo Cali will face DIM on October 25 at Atanasio Girardot for the 16th date of the League.