The Albiazul staged the coup in the Pascual Guerrero, taking advantage of three advantages that must now be ratified in Bogotá.
Group B, the ‘of death’, which seemed to be the narrowest or longest in its definition in the run-up to the semi-finals, remained in favor of Millonarios after the victory over América in Cali with a high percentage. Even on Saturday, a win by Embajadora and a powerful win against Chicó would see everything positively condemned for Gamero’s team.
That’s why in the Home Runs the priority is on winning rather than playing well or being dominant. The characteristics that made Millonarios a solid team during All Against All were not so prevalent in the first three rounds, but with high effectiveness and keeping the basics, the people from the capital have been able to achieve the necessary results to be at today’s a stone’s throw from the end.
Albiazul tried to put aside the arbitration controversies that plagued both throughout the first half, and Albiazul’s main virtue was knowing how to withstand the furious Scarlet attack. Sometimes with creation and good collective play, other times linked to individualities and many others to whatever, America wandered between clarity and desperation in the search for at least a draw. To make matters worse, Suárez did not take advantage of the penalty and that meant another hard blow for the team.
When Millonarios fell short between their lines, defending themselves in their field without being cornered and understanding how to defuse Quintero with their branded midfielders, América lost the ability to deal damage and made the task of the visit easier . This contributed to the fact that Gamero also hit the team in time, rebuilding the defense with Bertel, the midfielder with Pereira and maintaining threats in the attack with Uribe and Guerra. A very well-rounded second half to finish the game calmly and without fear to arrive at Campín, more than motivated to try to deliver the last surefire blow.
Source: Goal