The Red Devil reached 31 points in Neiva to remain in the semi-finals with a place.
He made it look easy and without major complications as he struck at the right moments and took advantage of the clear chances he had in the other goal, despite the stats showing a “dominant” Huila out of possession who has given him little since then. did good. he failed to transform it into shots on target America won and classified, completing the first assignment of the semester.
A goal from Barrios in the initial substitution and a goal from Sarmiento two minutes into the complementary game were enough to liquidate the Opita team, which provided many facilities in defense for the speed of the American wingers. Guimarães’ 3-5-2 gave his teams the offensive tools needed to unblock the rival and find the goals.
And that was the great success, putting more effort into getting the result, which was needed like water in the desert by what happened in Medellín and by the moment of the championship in which the ranking is given, without neglecting the idea let that have characterized this semester. He didn’t have to be dominant with the ball to get out of the goals. América optimized its resources and delivered a new version that could be unbalanced in Foursquare.
Now the calendar allows them to keep fighting for seed while doing some rotations so that the squad arrives in good shape to fight for the spot in the finals. Once Caldas and Bucaramanga should not pose a greater risk, on the contrary, it should be moments to gain even more confidence and film before entering the “real” championship to measure themselves again against the rivals they need and want to the star.
Source: Goal