Independent Medellin will have the opportunity to win their seventh title in the local League this year, after qualifying for the final of the Closure after securing first place in Group B, with 11 points, as a result of the 0-0 draw against Pasto, this Tuesday, at the Departmental Libertad stadium.
Eagles remained in ten, after drawing 1-1 with America in Pascual Guerrero.
The move to the final, in which he will face Pereira, makes his fans and the city’s merchants happy, who will benefit from the fact. The first leg will be this Sunday at Atanasio and the second leg will be next Wednesday at Hernán Ramírez.
The powerful there is no champion of this competition since the Opening of 2016, when he defeated in the final series the Junior and it has not played a final since the second half of 2018, when it fell to the same rival in the title dispute.
the empathy they have David González and the People’s Team, that began to be reflected from his time as a player, contributed to the fact that the antioquia set reached the final number 17, by League.
The goalkeeper arrived at the DIM in 2002 to defend the goal of the Powerful, role that he fulfilled in his first term until 2005 and later between 2015 and 2019.
The feeling that his time at this institution aroused in him led him to put himself among his objectives, to reach the technical direction of this club, for which he prepared himself academically.
His dream came true much sooner than expected, since in June of this year he took over as coach and in his first experience in professional soccer he managed to take his love team to the final.
The bell
In the first phase of the championship, the DIM they won nine games, drew six and lost five, which allowed them to add 33 points and place third in the group stage, in which they were only surpassed by Águilas Doradas (33) and Santa Fe (34).
Meanwhile, in the semifinal home runs he tied with Pasto (0-0), in his first outing; they beat América de Cali (0-2) on their visit to Pascual; and lost at Alberto Grisales (1-0) with Águilas, a team they defeated 2-1 on the following day, at Atanasio, where they beat the Red Devils by the same score. On the sixth date, he certified his classification in the capital of Narino.
SYNTHESIS
MEAL 0
Coach: Flabio Torres
Players: Diego Martinez; Wilson Rosales, Jerson Malagon, Christian Tovar, Peter Valoyes; Adrian Stacio (Yeison Tolosa, 74′), Juan Roa (William Ordoñez, 85′), Camilo Ayala, Facundo Bone; Matthew Chestnut (Liner Escalante, 62′) and Jeison Medina.
Goals: did not score
Figure: Ayala
MEDELLÍN 0
Technician: David Gonzalez.
Players: Andrés Marmolejo; Juan Arboleda, Javier Mendez, Andres Cadavid, Yulian Gomez; Daniel Torres, Andrés Ricaurte, Felipe Pardo (Jordy Monroy, 85′), Vladimir Hernández (Jean Pineda, 74′); Diber Cambindo (José Hernández, 85′) and Luciano Pons.
Goals: did not score
Figure: marmolejo
Estadio: Liberty Department. / Referee: Luis Matorel (Bolivar). / Assistants: John Gallego (Caldas) and Kevin Agamez (Bolívar). / Assistance: It was not supplied.
