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Deportivo Cali is thinking only about its future and this Sunday (4:00 pm) in Manizales it will go out to secure its ticket in the quarterfinals of the BetPlay League against Once Caldas depleted by the absences of several of its holders due to positives of covid-19.
The coach Alfredo Arias recovers the Uruguayan central Hernán Lessse after paying a penalty date, but again he will not be able to count on his creative and scorer, Agustín Palavecino, affected for several days by an ailment in his right thigh.
To replace Palavecino there are three options: Andrés Arroyo, Carlos Lizarazo or Kevin Velasco, although Arias did not shed any light at the press conference. From then on, Deiber Caicedo, Jhon Vásquez and Ángelo Rodríguez would have the offensive weight. On paper, the Eleven’s alternate team should not offer greater resistance to a set that is meshed.
Cali has 30 points and a goal difference of +9, which would be enough to be calm at this point, but if he wins this Sunday he makes sure in the quarterfinals and at the same time takes one of the candidates out of the way to evict him from the quota.
Last date, the Valle del Cauca team lost their undefeated 19-game match against Tolima, which they faced with a very youthful squad, but this time the experienced players who have made a remarkable campaign will go.
Hernán Lessse, who has been an important player in defense and attack, returns after serving a sanction date, he pointed out that “we have seen that we have a very tight schedule in which we are going to have to prepare the 25 players on the squad for those games so important, personally I feel very good, as do my colleagues. We will try to play each game as a final ”.
Regarding the defensive aspect, he said that “one is to defend, sometimes when they score goals with aerial balls we know that we have to improve, we know the specific errors and hopefully we can solve it in the final stretch of the championship. In the last two games I have been able to convert and that helps me to go up with more confidence ”.
On the memory of passing through Once Caldas, he said: “Once Caldas was the first team that opened its doors to me in South America after I left Uruguay, I respect it a lot, I took many friends from there, I spent beautiful days. He has a good team and a good coach, and he will surely be among the eight, hopefully a good game will come out for both of them.
Stadium: Palmaseca
Referee: John Ospina (Quindío)
Assistants: Alexander Guzmán (Norte de Santander) and Javier Patiño (Meta)
Sunday November 8
Time: 16:00
ahead: WIN Sports +
Probable formation
Deportivo Cali: David González; Juan Camilo Angulo, Hernán Lessse, Eduard Caicedo; Darwin Andrade; Andrés Colorado, Jhojan Valencia, Andrés Arroyo (Carlos Lizarazo), Deiber Caicedo, Jhon Vásquez; Angelo Rodríguez.
DT: Alfredo Arias.
Marco Antonio Garcés
Correspondent Futbolred Cali
On twitter: @marquitosgarces
