Coach Julio Avelino Comesaña tends to dodge very well the headache that arose from the high covid-19 infections that are in the club these days and that will lead to several casualties at the start of the championship.
Germán Gutiérrez, Juan Guillermo Arboleda, Edwar López, David Loaiza, Stiven Rodríguez, Éver Valencia, Miguel Monsalve and Yesid Díaz gave positive results in their tests, therefore, they had to be removed from the group and are ruled out for the first date of the League Betplay 1-2022.
Another of those who would not be on this first date is the goalkeeper Andrés Mosquera Marmolejo, who is preparing to join the concentration of the Colombian National Team, for the South American qualifying matches and it is likely that he will not be taken into account by the coach.
“We have had problems with this situation, like the whole world with the current covid situation. We are going to try to bring to the field the footballers who are in the best conditions at the moment”, said the technical director.
In the list of infections there are several players who under normal conditions would be starters, which could initially disrupt the plans of the Colombo-Uruguayan coach, who, however, will resort to a plan B that seems to have him calm.
The substitutes
If the absence of Mosquera Marmolejo is confirmed, due to his call-up to the Tricolor, Luis Erney Vásquez would replace him, who has also responded in a good way when he has had the opportunity to play and, surely, this time will not be the exception.
There are no new developments in the pair of central defenders as Andrés Cadavid and Víctor Moreno are expected to fill these positions.
Meanwhile, in Arboleda’s place would be Yulián Gómez, who has already adjusted several seasons with Rojo and is expected to play a good role on the left side. The right-back would be Juan David Mosquera.
Meanwhile, the Argentine Adrián Arregui will be in the first line of flyers next to the Uruguayan Óscar Javier Méndez, who is part of the DIM hiring for 2022 and would occupy the position of Loaiza, who will also be low.
Although among those infected there are several players from midfield upwards, there are other well-known athletes who will seek to contribute their talent from the start of the match, who will bet on earning a place on the team from the start.
Thus, Andrés Ricaurte, Vladimir Hernández, Felipe Pardo and Diber Cambindo would integrate the offensive system of the Powerful and will complete the team that will face Deportes Tolima this Sunday starting at 4:05 pm at the Atanasio Girardot stadium.
What is the DIM for?
Comesaña does not venture to say if with the squad he put together, which looks cracked from the start, he will be able to dispute the championship title and suggests that this will only be determined as the days progress.
For now, for the technical director it should be a reason for peace of mind to have a man with experience in almost all lines, facing the Sunday game against Pijao and a squad made up of several players who have preceded a good level in previous seasons and which is expected to endorse it this semester.
In 2022, the Antioquia team leaves with the illusion of ending the streak of five tournaments without advancing among the eight and making a worthy presentation in the Copa Sudamericana, which they qualified for after winning the Copa Betplay title in 2020.
A good accompaniment of the public is expected this Sunday at the Coloso de la 74, given that until this week the sale of season tickets had moved very well
