With an emerging formation, Deportivo Cali fell 1-0 this Wednesday as a visitor against the Pereira in the last game of the home run A, which had already won in advance by adding 13 points, and now awaits a rival for the final of the tournament.
The commitment does not resist further analysis, given that Rafael Dudamel used an alternate squad, leaving their holders to face Tolima or Millonarios, who play this Thursday against Alianza Petrolera and América, respectively, although the ‘vinotinto y oro’ only needs a draw in their stadium to ensure the quota.
At minute 11 a Michael Ortega charge was not headed by Roger Murillo and the ball hit the base of the left vertical.
On the 13th, a center from Wilfrido De la Rosa to José Valencia, José Caldera rejected and Jherson Mosquera could not hole it.
Maicol Medina also tried a left-footed shot from outside the area, but the ball went over the horizontal. Acevedo also saved a shot from Aldaír Gutiérrez.
Michael Ortega was not far behind and at 20 he wanted to surprise goalkeeper Castillo, who blocked the ball with his fists.
Henry Rojas took a frontal free kick in the crescent and Acevedo rebounded with his fists in the 32nd.
Darwin Andrade won the last row from the left, hit the center and Andrés Balanta headed over.
The coaches made no changes at the start of the second half.
Carlos Robles was booked at minute 1, the same as Alejandro Piedrahita at 3.
Wilfrido de la Rosa got the advantage for the local when José Caldera received a pass from Juan David González in the area, slipped when he wanted to control the ball and the striker from Mateca beat Humberto Acevedo.
Dudamel included Duván Mina and Edwin Camargo for Yeison Tolosa and Carlos Robles at 9. At the venue Evert Valencia and Javier García for, Alejandro Piedrahita and José Adolfo Valencia at 15.
It was the 17th minute, a communication error between Caldera and allowed Javier García to face Acevedo, but his shot was deflected by centimeters to the left post.
But it would come the sanction of a penalty by the Antioquia referee Jorge Tabares at 20, when De la Rosa stung the ball to Jorge Arias and the ball touched the right arm of the Valduaparan defender. Tabares went to check the VAR and dropped the ball, reversing the decision.
Pereira entered Henry Rojas and De la Rosa for Mateo Cano and Delio Ramírez at 25.
In Cali, Segura, Juan Esteban Francio and Daniel Luna did it for Roger Andretty Murillo, Juan David González and Michael Ortega.
At 33, Luis López entered Pereira for Carlos Emiro Garcés, injured.
In the last minute of the game he dispatched a left-footed shot that collided with the right vertical and went out.
Cali will play the first game of the final this Sunday in Palmaseca, for which it will sell 20,000 single tickets, plus 10,000 for its associates and suite owners.
Marco Antonio Garcés
Correspondent Futbolred Cali
On twitter: @marquitosgarces
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