America thrashes Santa Fe in the first leg and will be defined in El Campín

America played it like a final and Santa Fe never found his game to resist a team that was practical and intelligent to take advantage of the mistakes of its rival and take advantage of its virtues to get ahead in the final with a 3-0, thanks to the goals of Yesus Cabrera (23 ‘), Duván Vergara (61 ‘) and Santiago Moreno (77’). The return will be next Sunday, December 27 at 6 in the afternoon in El Campín de Bogotá.

Yesus overtook America and the VAR saved Santa Fe

America dominated at the start of the game by tilting the court on the right side with Santiago Moreno that armed a duel with Renteria and by speed surpassed it. First-rate touches in the last quarter of the court, was the strategy that the local used to overcome the defensive block of Santa Fe.

At 12 minutes the first of the game appeared for the visit. Free kick from the side that reached the area and Palacios beat his marker to finish off his head and crash it on the crossbar before the exit of Graterol. Before 20 ‘Giraldo and Paz, two of the recovery flyers of both teams already had yellow. Fairly disputed the middle with an advantage in pressure for those of Juan Cruz Real.

Yesus Cabrera opened the scoring at 23 ‘with a shot from outside the area after leaving Giraldo with a hook who had released it after the bad rebound that Santa Fe gave. After America’s goal, Rivera’s men took the ball and went in search of Graterol’s goal, although without depth. Ramos very alone and little support to generate partnerships.

Santa Fe was overtaken by America in the first half, Rivera’s team looked deconcentrated and with many spaces given to the rival who At 38 ‘he scored a goal in a play that was canceled out of place after VAR intervention. Those of Juan Cruz Real went to the dressing room with the advantage and a good performance in the first half.

Moreno and Vergara close the win for America

For the second half, America suffered two casualties due to physical issues at 51 ‘Luis Paz and Kevin Velasco left the courtRodrigo Ureña and Daniel Quiñones entered. For Santa Fe, Sambueza had a shot in the area that he sent out for wanting to accommodate it, two minutes later, Giraldo did not take advantage of a Graterol error that came out to cut a side kick and lost the reference of the goal. The head butt went over the top.

Rivera sent Seijas to the field to win the midfield, but at 61 ‘another error in defense similar to that of the first goal for América to put the second through Vergara that he defined in the area after Arrieta’s pass. Once again, those of Juan Cruz Real took advantage of the bad game of the line of four and Santa Fe’s recovery.

America with the advantage on the scoreboard withdrew to wait for the Bogota citizens in their field and look for one more goal against them. Meanwhile, Santa Fe knew little with the ball to solve to go for the discount. At 77 ‘the award for the locals arrived, a change of front from Vergara to Moreno who easily won against a discreet Renteria brand and made it 3-0.

The return next Sunday at El Campín will be for Santa Fe to do the feat of coming back or for America to maintain the advantage to get the 15th League title.