February 21, 2020 – 10:02 p. m.
Elpais.com.co
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The first time for America and the second, for Santa Fe. The difference? The Cardinals did take advantage of the options and defeated the ‘Devils’ 2-0 with goals from Diego Valdés, this Friday for the sixth date of the Colombian League, last night at the El Campín stadium in Bogotá.
The first half was almost entirely of the scarlets, which filled the ground well with their two lines of three in the midfield and the attack, to appropriate the ball and cancel the place practically, which only reacted at the end of those 45 minutes initials.
America took the field aggressively, with a good functioning of Yesus Cabrera, who in that position delayed in containment, in which he is playing, did well.
Duván Vergara, on the other hand, was the most incisive player of Alexandre Guimaraes’ team and even mid-distance shots tried to break the goal of goalkeeper Leandro Castellanos.
Meanwhile, Michael Rangel played as a pivot and lowered balls that generated danger on the sides of the Santa Fe premises.
In that domain of America there was a risk action in the 13th minute, in a laboratory play that failed to take full advantage of Vergara. He preferred to finish off the goal, when several of his teammates were waiting for the center to score.
Six minutes later it was Carlos Sierra who, through a shot from outside the area, scared the cardinals’ bow. Castellanos saved.
In the 28th minute America had to modify its plans. Juan Pablo Segovia suffered a blow and was injured, to give way to Luis Paz, who entered the midfield and Felipe Jaramillo had to lag behind in replacement of the Argentine.
However, the ‘Devils’ did not lose their momentum and Vergara was still playing at a thousand revolutions. A half-distance shot from him in the 29th minute passed near the left corner of the Castellanos arch.
In 33, Vergara dared again and, again, from outside the area, he took a right that crashed into the horizontal of the portico of Santa Fe.
In the last minutes of the first half, Santa Fe was able to get rid of American dominance and stepped on the properties of the visitor, but without forcefulness.
The second part was another history. The papers were reversed and it was Santa Fe who appropriated the ball, who set the conditions and took advantage of the failures of an America that at the moment was bound.
In that start of the rojo Red Express ’, striker Diego Valdés was key, who scored the two goals of the victory over the‘ Diablos ’.
Carlos Arboleda invented a play in the 50th minute on the right, made a wall, received again and sent the center for Valdés to anticipate the Marlon Torres brand and beat Éder Cháux’s fence.
And in 64, America released the marks, an action came from the left, a center that inexplicably did not cut Jaramillo and with the shoulder he put the ball Valdés. 2-0
America is left with ten points in the standings and must regain ground next Saturday, when it receives Deportivo Cali in Pascual Guerrero.
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