Against Millonarios, Independiente Medellín and Deportivo Cali, América has played with alternative uniforms – credit América de Cali
On October 17, América de Cali faced Deportivo Cali in a new edition of the Valle del Cauca classic, which on this occasion was played in the first leg of the Betplay Cup quarterfinals.
Even though the Pascual Guerrero stadium was full, the uniforms of the Cali clubs generated doubts in the fans of both teams, since On this occasion the derby was not played with red and green uniforms, as is done traditionally, but rather the teams wore black and white.
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In the case of Azucarero, it could be explained by being visitors, but América fans questioned it because it was the third time in a row that they did not play at home with the red uniform.
It is worth remembering that, on October 8, the club published a statement in which it informed the public that They have received multiple complaints from fans who stated that after purchasing the local shirt, the shield on the clothing fell off after the garment was washed.
América de Cali will stop selling its starting jersey due to complaints of poor quality – credit América de Cali
Regarding this problem, Tulio Gómez, the institution’s largest shareholder, stated that there was not a failure of the Le Coq Sportif brand, but rather a failure with the company that makes the shields.
“The problem is not the shirt, it is in perfect condition, the problem was the shield, we wanted an innovative shield, unfortunately our supplier did not meet the qualityFor our fans we guarantee their total satisfaction with the garments,” Gómez stated in this regard.
The aforementioned problem was also experienced by some of the athletes during the matches, so in addition to no longer marketing the garment, It is expected that the club will not continue using that uniform until the company guarantees and demonstrates that the shirt is in optimal condition..
Cali made fun of América’s clothing problems – credit Deportivo Cali
From Deportivo Cali’s
Seeking to promote the Betplay Cup match, Azucarero published an image in which he displayed the shields of both teams, but the América de Cali one had an optical illusion that made it seem like it was coming off, which was taken as a direct mockery against the Scarlets.
Far from taking it as something negative, Some fans of La Mechita stated that this type of humor was part of folklore and that it should be taken in the best way; Furthermore, they indicated that the assembly had proportion problems.
“This is a party and that detail was great. Furthermore, it is the truth, our shield came off, but never our history and greatness”, “I am from America, but the bitter CM broke it. Good preview for tonight” or “that’s good and I’m American, classic in peace and that you see good football from both sides”, were some of the comments in this regard.
Since the match against Boyacá Chico the Escarlata club has not played in its home kit – credit Vizzor Image
América de Cali was founded on February 13, 1927, with Benjamín Urrea, better known as “Garabato”, one of the people who designed the Escarlata shield, which plays in red because they were inspired by a match between Quintero of Unión Colombia and Red Devils.
The devil was added to the shield in 1940 because a reporter from El Grafico stated that Colombian soccer players “ran like real devils on the field” and although it generated controversy among some religious sectors, the institution has stressed that it is not something representative against Catholicism or something of that aspect.
