Pereira, Bucaramanga and Junior: triple hope in group A to advance to the final of the BetPlay League

The three teams alive have already taken out their calculator to do the math they need in search of qualification for the final. deportivo Pereira, whose great figure is Carlos Darwin Quintero, has 8 points and needs to win by the same score as Junior or by, at least, one more goal. He also qualifies with a win against Bucaramanga if Junior does not triumph in Bogotá. They advance with the tie if Junior draws or loses with Millonarios at the El Campín stadium.

“We know that the effort ahead is the maximum, the next game is our grand final, we cannot save efforts and we need these boys to recover well. There are things to adjust and correct. We are going to Bucaramanga for a result that allows us to reach the final, we have a chance,” said the coach of the Matecaña team, Leonel Álvarez.

Junior, encouraged by his qualification to the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores, has eight points and qualifies for the final, beating Millonarios in Bogotá by at least one more goal than Pereira beat Bucaramanga, he qualifies for the final. Or winning and Pereira not doing it. They also go to the final with a tie if Deportivo Pereira loses.

“The Millionaires-Junior matches are high-level, big matches and all the players want to play these matches. “It will be a key, definitive game, there is no tomorrow and both teams will try to find victory,” said the coach of the coastal team, Arturo Reyes.

Bucaramanga, which has been a big surprise in the championship, has five points and needs to win and for Junior to lose. Thus, the three would tie with eight points and would pass by sporting advantage, that is, by the famous ‘invisible point’ by being the best team in the round-robin phase.

“There is a very great hope in Bucaramanga. It is not easy to finish first in the regular phase and have a chance until the last game of the home run. There is a lot of anxiety on the part of people. I hope we contribute what is within our reach and help destiny turn out in our favor,” said midfielder Fabián Sambueza, the star of the leopard team, excitedly.