The Forgotten Four
By: Lugo | May 9th, 2009Hello again. I know it’s been a while. I’m really thankful with The Offside for waiting for me through all my ons and offs. I have a little more free time know. I promise I’ll try to keep my blog more up-to-date now.
As for the current state of Colombian football, I think the situation you’re about to read is pretty much unheard of at least on this side of the Atlantic:
Bogotá and Medellin, Colombia’s two biggest and most important cities, have their most traditional teams already eliminated from the final playoff. Thus, Millonarios and Santa Fe from the nation’s capital and Nacional and Medellin from the “beautiful village” will be watching the finals on TV while their “younger brothers” in both cities Equidad and Envigado are currently on top of the standings with two games to finish the regular season.
This tops a continuing “reversal of the roles” that has been happening in Colombian football for a few years: small teams have been commanding while the so-called “big teams” from yesterday have been either bottom dwellers or struggling to reach top half of the table. And if you connect the dots, you’ll see that Colombian team’s results in international competitions have been pretty much nonexistant. Small teams may dominate the domestic competition. But are they ready for international primetime? Doesn’t seem like….
Category: Fútbol Profesional Colombiano News
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