The last date of the all-against-all round in Liga Betplay arrives with one certainty: there is still a quota for four teams.
It is true that there could be up to six applicants and that it may be, in a combination of results, that the seventh is not so firm. But in the end, the discussion is on one who depends on himself and a list of ‘vultures’ behind, waiting for a stumble.
The one with the first ballot is Envigado, not only because before the whistle he is the owner of the box, with 27 points and +2 in the difference, but because he has, in the shovel, the most accessible rival: the relegated Atlético Huila. What does Neiva’s team have to be a judge? Little. Some dignity, one last showcase for your talents, and little else.
Later, on the waiting list, Jaguares appears (ninth, 27 points and 0 in the difference), who will have a visit to Patriotas. The Boyacense team, from position 18 with 15 units, has been out of the discussion for a long time, but will play with the need of the rival to add three points in Tunja.
In the next line is América de Cali, which with its 26 points, +2 and 11th place in the table, dreams of a victory at the home of Pereira, that of the ‘campañón’ in this second semester, that of the fourth place of the table with 33 points (+7) and the one who is betting everything on the League, because despite being a finalist in the Cup, he has little option to fight it after losing 5-0 against Nacional in the first leg. If Juan Carlos Osorio’s team adds three and the results are given, it could not only reach home runs but also, with 59 points, displace Santa Fe in the fight for the Copa Sudamericana place.
Finally, among the four with the best option, is Atlético Bucaramanga. His capital is 27 points and -1 in the difference, from position 10 in the classification. His judge, no less than La Equidad, in the height of Bogotá, the same one who has come to account for Millionaires and America in the League and who, with 57 points in the reclassification, is betting to solve the season with a place in an international tournament .
Yes, it is true that Santa Fe (25 points, 0) and Medellín (25 points, -1) require a combination of probabilities to keep the mathematical option alive, but there are too many coincidences. All in all, the Bogota citizens need more urgently the three points against Rionegro this Sunday, as they have 59 units in the reclassification and are aiming for the South American.
Although it seems unlikely that a team with 30 points, such as Deportivo Cali, could have its quota compromised, the reality is that it cannot afford not to score against Once Caldas in Palmaseca, since the League and the quota for an international tournament, with 6 units are on the table.
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