Santa Fe is on the brink of the abyss, but it clings, it does not want to drop from the top eight in the League. Two days from the end of the all-against-all phase, he has options to qualify, but for that he needs to secure the three points this Saturday in his visit to Deportivo Cali (4:05 pm TV from Win +), the current champion and that is already removed. Then he will have one last bullet left for the game against Once Caldas, on the final date, and that is a direct rival.
Santa Fe has given many advantages in the championship, he has not been able to have stability, he has been in and out of the eight, recently his coach, Martín Cardetti, left because the results did not appear, and in an emergency he appointed Agustín Julio, to lead the team together with Grigori Méndez in this auction of the tournament.
This technical shift had its immediate reaction, as usually happens, on the last date when Santa Fe shook and beat Jaguares, 4-0, in a match that, however, is in litigation on the desktop due to the fact that the team de Montería demanded the points alleging Julio’s supposed bad registration, who appeared as a delegate on the list and not as DT.
While that is resolved (the president cardinal is summoned on Monday to give his defenses), Santa Fe, which has 25 points, has no choice but to continue fighting until the end.
Win or win
Beating Cali is a must if you don’t want to give up early. “We are going to face a team that may not play for anything, but it has very good players, it is the champion of Colombia and it is in the Copa Libertadores,” said DT Grigori Méndez, who took over the press conference after the game against Jaguars.
“Since I arrived in Santa Fe, I have noticed when there is stability and trust in the processes, important things happen. The boys felt the blow, but what they showed is for stability, ”he added.
As the main novelty, the cardinal team has among those summoned the attacker Wilfrido de la Rosa, who, affected by injuries, has not been able to have continuity, after being a key player at the beginning of the championship. Also returning to the list are John Velásquez and Yeiler Góez.
Santa Fe goes all or nothing to Palmaseca, and the players are aware that not even a tie works. “Cali is complicated, it’s a great team, they’ve been eliminated, but they’re professionals. We hope to have a good result on the visit and that things work out for us,” said player Juan Sebastián Pedroza.
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