This is how the BetPlay League 2020 quarter-finals began

The final stretch of Colombian professional football has already begun to meet the 2020 BetPlay League champion Dimayor. On Saturday 21 November they faced off Equity Vs. Deportivo Cali Y America de Cali Vs Atlético Nacional.

Both games had VAR (Video Arbitration Assistance) technology, decisive in the duel between scarlet and purslane at the Pascual Guerrero stadium.

Cali missed the victory in the Bogotá final

In the green duel there was equality between insurers and sugar companies. The match played at the Metropolitano de Techo stadium showed Deportivo Cali’s superiority right from the start of the engagement. Just two minutes of play was enough for Cali to get on the key board. It was Jhon Vásquez who put the 0-1 in favor of the sugar team.

From that moment until the 89th minute of the engagement, Cali maintained its dominance and although there were opportunities for both teams, favoritism remained on the team from Valle del Cauca. However, with a brilliant performance from Uruguayan Matías Mier, Equidad managed to clear the scoreboard from a corner and leave the tie by assisting Joan Castro, Central defender who condemned the final 1-1 with little to finish after a mistake by Cali in sign.

Despite the several mid-range shots and the approaches surrounding the insurance goal, the stick and the interventions of the goalkeeper prevented further goals from Angulo and Palavecino.

Alexis García, coach of Equidad, recognized the talent of the Cali players and showed his balance of the game in which the insurers had 63% possession. “I think it was a very balanced match in the first half. Cali has excellent players, in our mistake a goal was found very early which totally conditioned the game, satisfied them and stressed us. But I think that after Equidad in the generality of the game was the dominatrix of the game, it was the team that set the conditions, which deserved to be tied for a long time, “Garcia said in subsequent statements at a press conference.

For his part, Deportivo Cali coach Alfredo Arias said he was satisfied with Cali’s performance despite escaping the final victory. “There are things that cannot be analyzed. When a team creates clear chances, which go to the post, and doesn’t get as many clear chances from the opponent, it’s because they deserved to win. I am happy with what the team did because they made a great effort, “said the Uruguayan coach at a press conference.

Jefferson Duque, key player in Nacional’s victory over America

The launch of this game was pending until the afternoon of November 20, due to a lawsuit by Patriotas where they claimed three points for improper registration of América de Cali. However, the case was unsuccessful and the disciplinary commission ruled in favor of the “scarlet”.

During the match, Adrián Ramos had several clear options to define when the score was 0-0. Subsequently, an imprudence presented in the 26th minute of the match gave Nacional the lead, when the commitment of the referee Edilson Ariza decided to review the VAR to expel Rodrigo Ureña, a Chilean player from the scarlet box.

In an arrival from America in the 35th minute, the Red Devils managed to put the advantage in their favor. The referee had to resort to the VAR again to review a foul inside the area which ended with a penalty for the premises. In cross Ramos sentenced with a 1-0 goal from twelve passes in the 38th minute.

In less than 10 minutes, a game designed by Jefferson Duque within the American area ended with a maximum penalty for the purslane team. Duque himself defined with a pause and a small jump from the twelve passes, leaving Venezuelan goalkeeper Joel Graterol blown away and drawing the 1-1 series.

Just as happened in Bogotá in the match between Equidad and Cali, a few minutes from the end of the final whistle of the match, a header allowed him to break the tie with Atlético Nacional in Pascual Guerrero, it was’ La Fiera ‘, Jefferson Duque, who put the final 1-2 after a cross from Vladimir Hernández.

Duque, a party figure, said that purslane is gradually recovering to the level it was losing. “I think we were a very busy team, that date after the date we are finding the game we want. It cost us a bit at the beginning, but it’s always important to be able to contribute. We knew it was a classic and we had to win yes or yes.” , said the purslane striker.

Similarly, America’s technical director Juan Cruz Real criticized the key arbitration of the quarterfinals in Cali. “We had some arrivals, we dominated the rival and then in the 27th minute something happens that really as a coach I can’t understand. In short, I was a bit surprised because the same referee who directed us seven days ago is still directing us today and at that moment he also sent us a player. I don’t like talking about referees but I have to do it because I think my players were very good, and there was one play that wasn’t for the dismissal, “the Argentinian said in a press conference before Win Sports.

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