This Saturday, Millonarios will face their first friendly challenge in preseason against América de Cali, who has just lost against Rayados de Monterrey. Alberto Gamero’s team traveled to the United States with 17 players called up, including Luis Carlos Ruiz, the only signing announced by the Blues for the second half of 2022.
After closing their participation in the previous tournament, losing 2-1 against Bucaramanga in the semifinals, the team had a week of vacation and resumed on June 23 to start the preseason. That same day they officially welcomed striker Luis Carlos Ruiz, who came from Cortuluá, a team from which he came out as the top scorer in the regular phase of League I.
Days of intense work preceded the trip to Florida, where this July 2 they will star in one of the most attractive duels in Colombian soccer, this time in the middle of the Daytona Soccer Fest, with which they kick off the celebrations of July 4 in the United States. United States, when Independence Day is celebrated.
Coach Alberto Gamero selected 17 players to face this friendly match against the ‘Red Devils’, and the presence of Ruiz is the only novelty. taking into account that the arrival of more reinforcements has not been announced.
Millionaires has its goalkeepers Álvaro Montero and Juan Moreno; the defenders Andrés Murillo, Ómar Bertel, Juan Pablo Vargas, Elvis Perlaza, Ricardo Rosales. For the midfield he included Larry Vásquez, Daniel Ruiz, David Mackalister Silva, Juan Camilo García and Juan Carlos Pereira. As attackers in addition to ‘LuisK’ are Diego Herazo, Édgar Guerra and Jáder Valencia.
Which one arrives with the statistics in favor in friendlies? Millionaires and America have become regular rivals in the preseason and for five years they have been measured as part of their preparation. However, the ambassador team arrives with statistics against it. The scarlet have conceded two wins (0-1 in 2018 and 2-1 in 2019) and one draw (1-1 in 2020), while the blues could barely win once, when the Fox Tournament was played in 2019.
