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América de Cali began 2020 with great international illusion, as it returned to the Copa Libertadores after eleven years of absence, and did so as the brand new champion of Colombia. Hand in hand with Alexandre Guimarães, the fuse was lit and he dreamed of making a more than honorable presentation: ambitious.
However, this Thursday he drew 1-1 with Gremio in Brazil and was eliminated from the Copa Libertadores; But the worst thing was that he could not go to the South American Cup either, since the result left him last in group E.
Thus, the fans ventured against Tulio Gómez, the scarlet club’s largest shareholder, the same one who promoted the team, led him to the title, but ended the dream of being on the continent again for his decisions. The leader bears most of the burden of international failure. Here are the reasons:
* Retreat to Guimarães. It was clear that the pandemic was going to affect the economic part, but if you have faith in a process and a sports project, you cannot touch the architect, the coach who made America win and like it in 2019.
* The outputs of the figures. Some say that Tulio was able to make an effort to keep figures like Michael Rangel or Matías Pisano; or at least hire better to make up for their absences. But neither one nor the other: America began to have a less competitive roster than the one that won the title.
* A coach without a tour. Juan Cruz Real was the replacement for Guimarães, a coach who does not know what it is to play international tournaments and even less in a group as complicated as the one he was given: Gremio and Internacional of Brazil, as well as the U. Católica de Chile. The fault is not the DT, it is the one who hired him.
Tulio Gómez has the Betplay League left to try to save the year; otherwise, it will be a season of setbacks, sadness, economic collapse and outright failure.
