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With a good collective performance in the first half and with moments of anguish in the second, América de Cali defeated Rionegro Águilas 3-1 this Sunday on the eleventh date of the 2020 Betplay League and was partially sixth with 28 points.
For the Colombian champion, it is important to return to the group of eight, especially when he presented a better football performance, although he felt the departure of Yesus Cabrera, his clearest man in the generation of play in the midfield.
Marlon Torres suffered a virus and was not taken into account, so Felipe Jaramillo was improvised as a central defender.
Coach Juan changed from the usual line of three to leave only Luis Alejandro Paz and Rafael Carrascal along with Yesus Cabrera and Santiago Moreno, in a dynamic 4-3-3, which made him look superior to the proposal of his adversary.
The red team, as usual with their new coach, pressed high, although at the beginning the sides did not contribute in attack.
The only approach with danger from the visitor came at minute 9, shot by Jacobo Escobar in a good diagonal with O’Bryan and a pass from Cristian Marrugo. Later they claimed as a penalty a foul by Jaramillo on Carlos Henao, at 8 minutes of the second period.
At 13, Velasco focused so that Adrián Ramos surpassed Hernández and goalkeeper Carlos Bejarano in the jump to score 1-0 with a header, at that moment just because of the dominance of the premises.
On 22, a good recovery by Ramos, the delivery of Yesus Cabrera who saw Santiago Moreno, but the youth after going down in the chest did not know how to measure the ball to Bejarano for the second of America.
Otálvaro hit Vergara at 27 and won the yellow card.
Good job by Santiago Moreno to unbalance in the middle of the court, a talented player who took advantage of the hand-to-hand.
After 41 minutes, Paz recovered the ball, Ureña, Cabrera and Vergara intervened and it was Santiago Moreno who received Vergara’s back pass to make it 2-0.
In the resumption, Jaramillo had a good opportunity against Bejarano, but he could not finalize either. In another action, Graterol punched badly and Rionegro Águilas narrowly discounted.
Cabrera had a discomfort and had to leave at 12 minutes for Carlos Sierra to enter. At 14, in a corner kick Marrugo put a ball into the area, Hernández made the distraction and Álvaro Angulo achieved the discount with a left foot.
Émerson Batalla, a few seconds after being on the court, wasted a good red finish and ripped Rionegro.
However, Ramos combed a ball after Graterol’s long serve, Hernández missed and Jhon Arias converted it 3-1 in the 31st minute.
John Freddy Salazar had a header that was deflected. And in the replacement, Graterol avoided a new goal from Antioqueños.
Synthesis America de Cali 3-1 Rionegro Águilas
America: Joel Graterol (6); Rodrigo Ureña (6), Felipe Jaramillo (6), Juan Pablo Segovia (6), Edwin Velasco (6); Luis Alejandro Paz (7), Rafael Carrascal (6), Yesus Cabrera (7); Santiago Moreno (7), Duván Vergara (6); Adrián Ramos (8).
Changes: Carlos Sierra () for Yesus Cabrera (12 ST), Jhon Arias () for Santiago Moreno (19 ST), Juan David Pérez () for Duván Vergara (19 ST), Émerson Batalla () for Rafael Carrascal (29 ST)
DT: Juan Cruz Real.
Rionegro Águilas: Carlos Bejarano (5); Geovan Montes (6), Carlos Henao (6), Óscar Hernández (6), Álvaro Angulo (6); Giovanni Martínez (5), Jonny Mosquera (5), Juan Pablo Otálvaro (5) Cristian Marrugo (6); Jader O’Bryan (5), Jacobo Escobar (6).
Changes: Pablo Díaz () for Jonny Mosquera (33 ST), Brayan Fernández (5) for Giovanni Martínez (26 ST) and Freddy Salazar (5) for Jader O’Bryan (26 ST). Aldo Ramírez (5) by Cristian Marrugo (34 ST), Jesús Díaz by (ST)
DT: Francesco Stífano.
Admonished: Edwin Velasco (20 PT), Duván Vergara (32 PT), Santiago Moreno (34 PT) by America. Óscar Hernández (17 PT), Otálvaro (27 PT), Johnny Moreno (34 ST) for Rionegro.
Goals: Adrián Ramos (13 PT, header). 2-0: Santiago Moreno (41 ST). 2-1: Álvaro Angulo (14 ST). 3-1: John Arias (32 ST).
Expelled: ()
Figure: Adrián Ramos (8)
Referee: Mario Herrera (6).
Pascual Guerrero stadium
Attendance: Without public.
Marco Antonio Garcés
Correspondent Futbolred Cali
On Twitter: @marquitosgarces
