América ties with Jaguares in Pascual and is co-leader of the League

América de Cali drew 0-0 with Jaguares de Córdoba at the Pascual Guerrero stadium for the eleventh day of the BetPlay League 2023-I and lost the opportunity to be the leader of the championship. However, the Scarlets matched the Millionaires line and are one of the two co-leaders of the FPC.

America tried in every way to open the scoring

The game started evenly with shared possession of the ball, however, it was the locals who generated the best scoring chances in the first half. The Scarlets tried to impose their idea of ​​​​the game, took the game to the opposite field and generated several dangerous optionswhile the Montería team defended itself well and bet on the counterattack.

With the passing of the minutes América de Cali became the protagonist and had three specific options to open the scoring. First with a cross shot by Esneyder Mena that Jorge Soto saved, sending the ball to the corner kick, then with a cross that Carlos Darwin Quintero connected, but which ended in a lazy remnant and finally with a free kick by Iago Falque that passed very close to the goal of Jaguares de Córdoba.

Jaguares defends itself, but is left with 10

For the second half, América de Cali lost intensity. Although he maintained the same idea of ​​the game and was always looking for the rival goal, those led by Alexandre Guimarães found it difficult to be clear in the last quarter of the field. Jaguares de Córdoba for their part played far away from the goal guarded by Diego Novoahowever, he remained very confident on defense.

With five minutes remaining in the game and after reviewing the VAR, the visitors were left with 10 players. The central judge expelled Carlos Mario Pájaro for a foul being the last man. The shots on goal in the complementary part were very few, despite the fact that the Valle del Cauca team tried insistently. The clearest came in stoppage time with a header from Adrian Ramos that was saved by the rival goalkeeper.

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With this result, América de Cali reached 21 points and is located in the second box of the standings after 6 games won, 3 tied and 2 two lost. Jaguares de Córdoba instead is fourteenth with 10 units. On the next day, the Scarlets will not play after the postponement of the commitment against Boyacá Chicó, while the Cordoba host Envigado.