This Friday two of the greatest in Colombian football face off in Cali, the leader America receives a Millionaires who wants to get closer to the lead, but who has been beaten after their recent elimination in the Colombia Cup.
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The match was postponed and corresponds to date 5 of the Colombian League 2024-II, America comes to this meeting with 26 points in first place of the table, while Millonarios is fifth with 21 units.
The last time both teams met was last February and the winner was Millonarios, the Albiazules on that occasion won at home 1-0 with a goal from Leonardo Castro.
Both teams are coming off good streaks without losing.Between the League and the Colombian Cup America has accumulated eleven games without defeats, Millonarios for its part in the same competitions has eight games without losing, it is worth clarifying that it has just been eliminated at the hands of Bucaramanga, but this happened in the penalty shootout, during the 90′ minutes did not fall either on the way or the return.
America lives a great present As a leader, they have a fired-up Duván Vergara and have a base of very important mid-up players such as Barrios and Holgado. For this match, the Scarlets will not be able to count on goalkeeper Joel Graterol, who was seriously injured and had to miss out on the way. the Qualifiers with Venezuela.
Millionaires are on the other side of the cointhe elimination in the Colombia Cup added to the crisis of the team’s results throughout 2024 and now it only has to fight for the Finalization where it has had an irregular performance and where it has barely begun to place itself within the group of eight. The Ambassadors also have significant losses in their formation to visit Pascual Guerrero, Álvaro Montero, Juan Pablo Vargas and Delvin Alfonzo will not be there due to being called up with their national teams on this FIFA date.
The elimination in the Colombia Cup fanned the winds of crisis for the Gamero process in Millonarios, for many the coach has already completed a cycle in the club as have several of his players and yes or yes he would only have to win the League title to continue Some versions even indicate that if this objective is not achieved, the Technical Director himself would resign at the end of the year.
Possible formations
America: Soto, Castrillón, Bocanegra, Balanta, Velasco, Leys, Rivera, Zapata, Barrios, Vergara, Holgado.
Millionaires: Novoa, Sarabia, Mosquera, Arias, Banguero, Vega, Giraldo, Mackalister, Ramírez, Ruiz, Castro.