TOtlético Bucaramanga sticks to all the statistical background to take advantage of the advantage it took on Saturday, in the first game of the BetPlay 2024-I League final against Santa Fe. Fredy Hinestroza’s goal for 1-0, at this point in the championship, is worth gold.
Rafael Dudamel’s team clings to its faith, its great performance throughout the semester and a statistical fact that brings it closer to its first star: 71 percent of the teams that won the first game of the final at home were They were left with the star (see graph).
Bucaramanga, with a perfect campaign in Bogotá in 2024
Bucaramanga, which usually suffers in Bogotá, has had a particularly good semester in the capital, counting only Liga: He played three times in Bogotá and won all three times: 0-1 against Santa Fe (also, the only one who could defeat him), 0-2 against Fortaleza and 0-1 against Millonarios, the latter already in home runs. And they have the third phase series of the Colombia Cup pending, in which they already drew 1-1 against Santa Fe.
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“The key is the good physical preparation of the team. Not being able to have at least three weeks for the team to adapt to this requirement, the team’s physical preparation has been super correct, ideal. Afterwards, everything done in Bogotá, with Millonarios, Santa Fe, Fortaleza and in Copa, allows us to have a good footprint of work at altitude. But before running, we have to reinforce those small details where tactically we can be better,” Dudamel added.
Pablo Peirano’s faith to turn the final around
“There was a result that was not what we came looking for. It was 1-0, but the first half is over and the second half is missing, not everything has been said. We must continue and correct for the second part. We are fine, with confidence intact and there is another time of more than 90 minutes to fight,” declared coach Pablo Peirano.
The Uruguayan was blunt when asked about the bad streak against Bucaramanga. “The most important game is missing,” he said. Nothing else.
It was also the last time that Peirano played at home with a back four. The next game, against Cali, he already had the five defenders who gave him such good results in the rest of the semester.
Of the nine home victories in the semester, Santa Fe won five times by more than one goal, the result it needs to become champion. Faith is still alive.
José Orlando Ascencio
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