Junior will make his home debut against Patriotas, on the first day of League II-2022. The rojiblanco team was part of the Dimayor draw yesterday, where the fixture of the ‘All against all’ phase of the local rented was known.
The rojiblancos, led this time by Argentine coach Juan Cruz Real, will be able to release their reinforcements before their people, in a match scheduled for the weekend of January 22 and 23, when the start of the League is stipulated.
“From today (yesterday) we are preparing ourselves in the best way to get to that first game in shape, which is the beginning of a path that we want to be successful. So it will depend on us, on the intensity we put into our day-to-day jobs. Let’s hope that this effort will help us reach a high level on that first date, ”said Atletico striker Fernando Uribe.
Unión Magdalena, who has just achieved promotion to the First Division, will debut against Once Caldas, at the Palogrande stadium in Manizales. While Jaguares, the other team from the Coast, will compete on the first day against the champion, Deportivo Cali, in Montería.
The day of classics was scheduled for date 10. Junior will receive a visit from Unión Magdalena, in the historic ‘coastal classic’, while Jaguares will collide with Deportivo Pasto, at the La Libertad stadium.
The other matches of the classics day will be the following: Millionaires vs. Santa Fe; National vs. Medellin; Deportivo Cali vs. America; Equity vs. Patriots; Once Caldas vs. Pereira; Envigado vs. Golden Eagles; Tolima vs. Cortuluá; Bucaramanga vs. Petroleum Alliance.
The first tournament of the year will be played with the format that was used in the second half of 2021: 20 days in the ‘All against all’ phase, with a date of classics. Then the top eight will move on to home runs. The winners of these groups will qualify for the grand final, where the first champion of the year will be defined. The format will be the same in the second tournament in 2022.
The first day was established with the following matches:
Junior vs. Patriotas
Cortuluá vs. National
Once Caldas vs. Union Magdalena
Jaguars vs. Deportivo Cali
Grass vs. Millionaires
Santa Fe vs. Equity
Alliance vs. Pereira
America vs. Envigado
Medellin vs. Tolima
Eagles vs. Bucaramanga
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