Millionaires beat Pereira and wins the BetPlay League

Millonarios wins the Liguilla and approaches the great goal of qualifying for the Copa Sudamericana. Now, he will have to fight in the playoffs on December 30 against Deportivo Cali in Palmaseca. In the match, the blue team was superior despite having to endure more than 25 minutes with 10 men after the expulsion of Elvis Perlaza. Juan Camilo Salazar’s goal was enough to win the final.

Emerson Rodríguez, the key to open the scoring

The game started very close in the first minutes. Pereira controlled the speed of Millonarios and dared to look for Juan Moreno’s bow. As the minutes passed, the blue team took confidence and Emerson Rodríguez was the key to begin to complicate the opposing defense.

At minute 9, the first clear for Millonarios arrived. Speed ​​and dribbling by Emerson Rodríguez, the winger sent the center and Román finished off, but was deflected. When those led by Gamero began to control the game on all lines, suffered a loss in defense. Matías de Los Santos could not continue due to a muscle injury and Bréiner Paz entered his place.

Millonarios continued with the same intensity, and at minute 21 again Emerson Rodríguez was the imbalance. The winger passed to the left, overflowed, entered the area and finished off, the goalkeeper stopped it in a great way, Abadía grabbed the rebound and headed powerful, but the stick denied him the goal.

In minute 31 came the only goal of the match. Great collective move by Millionaires. Emerson Rodríguez returned to the right wing, the winger sent the center and in the area was Juan Camilo Salazar, who only pushed it to beat Harlen Castillo. The Blues continued to control the game and trying to get there, but without effectiveness and so they went to rest.

Millionaires suffer and end up with 10

Emerson Rodríguez was once again the insistent on the complementary part and continued to join with Mackalister Silva to break the defensive lines of Deportivo Pereira. In the 56th minute, the VAR acted for the first time in the match. The judge decided to go to the screen to look at a possible Elvis Perlaza penalty on Francisco CórdobaAfter two minutes, he decided that it was not a foul by the Millonarios side and resumed the game.

In 64 ‘, Felipe Román decided to accelerate and have a clear goal option, which he could not define against Harlen Castillo, two minutes later the one who tried was Emerson Rodríguez, but he hit the ball very badly and was deflected.

Five minutes later, Millonarios was left with 10 men after the expulsion of Elvis Perlaza for a double yellow card. Gamero reacted immediately and sent Omar Bertel to the court. Pereira decided to pressure and drown the blue team that had to bet on the counterattack.

The great physical state of Felipe Román made Millonarios come closer with his ideas. The winger always went on the attack and was short with Kliver Moreno and Emerson Rodríguez. Great game from Bogota.

In the final minutes, Millonarios could stop suffering and finish the game. Great counter attack by Rengifo, pass to Eliser Quiñones who goes to the area to leave only Mackalister Silva who defined very poorly. In the 92nd minute, Wilfrido de la Rosa had it, but Juan Moreno was a hero.

Millonarios won all the games of the Betplay League showing a high level, now they will have to continue with the same rhythm for the duel against Deportivo Cali, which has been without activity for several months.