On Saturday, May 4, for matchday number 1 of group A of the final home runs of the BetPlay League of the first half of the year, Junior de Barranquilla and Millonarios FC met in a duel of favorites to qualify for the grand final .
The match, as is well known, took place at the Metropolitan Stadium in the city of Barranquilla, a venue where the Colombian Senior National Team, which is directed by Argentine strategist Néstor Lorenzo, also plays host to the South American qualifiers. .
On paper, even though Junior had the support of its people, there was no clear favorite to win the match, this was due to the great quality of both teams. However, getting off to a good start in Group A was essential for both clubs.
The match, without a doubt, was entertaining from start to finish. The duel ended up being won by the team led by Arturo Reyes with a score of 2 to 1, which marks the path of zone A.
Junior won in his stadium. | Photo: Colprensa
Junior de Barranquilla’s goals were the work of experienced center forward Carlos Arturo Bacca. For his part, striker Leonardo Fabio Castro also scored for those led by Professor Alberto Gamero.
It is important to highlight that the match did not end in the best possible way, due to some complaints to the central judge of the match, Mr. Carlos Betancur. In addition to this, once the final whistle was blown and before entering the locker room, some players were involved in a fight.
This arose after a gesture from Millonarios central defender Juan Pablo Vargas. Fortunately, it did not go further, but Dimayor made a radical decision with some footballers who collectively complained to the referee.
Dimayor sanctioned four players from the capital team: goalkeeper Álvaro Montero, defender Juan Pablo Vargas, forward Leonardo Castro and offensive midfielder Daniel Ruiz. The sanction, it is worth mentioning, was economic in nature.
“Dimayor sanctions Álvaro Montero, Juan Pablo Vargas, Leonardo Castro, Daniel Ruiz and the assistant Orlando Rojas with a fine (each) of 1,300,000 pesos for the collective protest. An event that occurred in the match between #Junior and #Millonarios at the Metropolitano,” journalist Pipe Sierra said on his official X account, formerly known as Twitter.
César Augusto Londoño, also a Colombian journalist, gave the information in collective protest’ to referee Carlos Betancur in the match against Junior. Article 77″, he noted.
2024-05-07 00:07:47
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