Red Devils poised for title… Yes, in Colombia too.
By: Lugo | June 10th, 2008America de Cali’s fast-flowing, dominant football is tearing defenses apart and many of its individuals such as Armero, Arango and Ivan Velez are staking a claim to wear the yellow jersey of the NT. Too bad it won’t happen for the next two qualifiers games.
America’s safety on goal lies upon the hands of Adrian Berbia, The Uruguayan has shown stability and experience in leading the defence. Besides the much heralded wingers, the central pair of Viafara and Valdés has been rock solid so the team hasn’t missed Emmanuel Acosta (injured) and Andres Gonzalez (sold to Santa Fe) at all. The midfield with Arango, John Valencia and youngsters Jaime Cordoba and Duvan Zapata plus the occasional import of vets Jersson Gonzalez and Oscar Restrepo provide more than decent service to the Panamanian beast Luis Tejada, the flashy Adrian Ramos and Victor Cortés, all three having pretty good seasons on scoring terms.
America has 9 points for winning all first 3 matches on the group playoff stage. If they make it to the final, and win it, they will tie with Millonarios on the all-time highest number of domestic titles (13). So it lies upon the feet of these young, skillful and hungry red devils to make history.
And six months later, qualifiers return.
The Colombian NT is ready to visit Lima, the city where never rains. But hopefully it will rain good football if not goals on the peruvian net. Colombia remains undefeated with 2 wins and 2 draws on the 4th spot and i’m optimistic that we can stay undefeat after the next 2 games at Peru and Ecuador. A minimum of 4 points from those 2 games for us is what I expect. Hopefully, the newly-recalled striker duo of Rodallega and Dayro Moreno can provide the goals that we lacked on the last two friendlies against Northern Ireland and France. Altough both were losses, Colombia showed signs of a consistent game. If only we can have that punch up front, we should overcome the Peruvians who, despite having top-notch attackers, are known for their lack of defensive organization. According to the papers, Pinto should be starting in Lima with Julio on goal, Zuñiga and Velez (why?) on the wings, C. Zapata and A. Mosquera on defence; Amaya, C. Sanchez, Vargas and Torres on the midfield, Rodallega and Perea up front. But there’s quite a few days until saturday so anything can change.
Category: Fútbol Profesional Colombiano News
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