Millionaires, for the victory and for the miracle: they still dream of the Copa Libertadores and face Palestino

For the blue team, being forced to win is no longer rhetoric, it is necessity. With just 2 points at the bottom of the group, the curious thing is that it is still alive and still with options to qualify or, at least, to secure a place in the Copa Sudamericana playoffs, reserved for third place in each group.

Millonarios, who the previous day tied against Bolívar in El Campín and has yet to achieve victories in the international tournament, is struggling to get his head out of the water and faces the nightmare of the multiple injuries that have affected him so much. On the weekend, in the match against Deportivo Pereira in the League, he could not even count on Leonardo Castro, neither with Daniel Ruiz nor with Emerson Rivaldo, and they were joined by the already known loss of Daniel Cataño, who is close to missing the rest of the season in the semester if he undergoes surgery. Problems more problems for Alberto Gamero.

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“In this science we have nothing certain, nothing clear, but there is a key point, this team has played 99 games in a year and four months, that could be a reason for the injuries,” said Alberto Gamero at the end of week, given the concerns that have been generated by the number of injuries in its squad. “We are trying to analyze the situation. I don’t pay attention to the injured because I’m not a doctor, I have to prepare those who are fine. We have to look for alternatives and we cannot sleep,” added the coach, who will once again have to maneuver today since now he has lost Santiago Giordana.

However, with that blue hospital full, the team managed to beat Pereira in the League and took a breath to fight the battles that are coming. The team showed that, despite the notable absences, it is capable of recovering its football memory to get the results. What the fans expect is precisely that, that in these definitive moments Millonarios will show their caste, recover their best football and be able to get the points they need at home. If Millonarios does the task of beating Palestino today, it will also depend on what happens in the game between Flamengo and Bolívar, which is played this Wednesday, and in which it is convenient for the Bolivian team to win, which is the leader. of the group.

This being the case, Millonarios would hope on the last day to be able to beat the Brazilians in the Maracaná itself to make 8 points and hope that Palestino does not score against Bolívar. Those are the calculations the team makes to stay alive in the tournament.

“We looked for this because we qualified, if we didn’t qualify, we had six less games. What we never sensed was the number of injuries,” Gamero commented after the victory against Pereira.

Millonarios is at a point in the season when everything is at stake, seeking to reach the final in the local championship and making the miracle of qualifying in the Copa Libertadores a reality. Fighting on both fronts has been very difficult, but the team is making every effort to avoid double disappointment. Still lives.