Junior complicated his options to classify and gave life to Envigado, who, with his 2-0 win at the Parque Estadio Sur, reached 25 points, equaled his rival and moved closer to eighth place in the League, two dates from the end of the all-against-all phase.
The team he leads Julio Comesana He has to wait for what happens in the two remaining matches of date 18 (Cali vs. Once Caldas and Alianza Petrolera vs. América) to know in what conditions he remains to fight for the classification to the semi-finals.
The ‘magic number’ remained at 31 points, although Deportivo Pasto, the first to reach that amount, was not yet ranked arithmetically. In addition, it should be remembered that this week two pending matches are played: on Wednesday, Millonarios hosts Deportivo Pereira and Medellín will face Atlético Bucaramanga.
Envigado is still fully involved in the fight
Envigado surprised at the beginning of the game. At seven minutes, Henry Mosquera sent a perfect cross to Santiago Jiménez, who took the space left by Velasco, to cover half of the area, scoring the first goal.
The locals, who played in pink, increased the score in the 34th minute, with a goal from mid-range. Diego Moreno took a powerful shot, beyond 30 meters and defeated Viera, with power and location.
In the 83rd minute, Junior found the opportunity for the discount, after a hand from Zapata in the area, with the call of the VAR. Penalty for the visitors, in the collection, Bacca crashed it into the post. The rebound was for Sambueza, marking the discount on the scoreboard. However, due to invasion in the area, the goal was annulled.
Already in the replacement, Carlos Bacca took advantage of a free kick from the side, to score the discount, which made the fans present in Envigado dream. The action was discussed, because the VAR called the center-back, before a possible hand from the striker. The determination, after review, was to annul the goal.
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