There is a lot of excitement in Colombia after the classification of the Sports Cali at the end of the Women’s Libertadores Cup. The Azucarero team beat the always complicated team in the semifinals Colo Colo and will play for the title against Corinthians from Brazil.
Deportivo Cali female will play the first final of the Copa Libertadores in its history and wants to dethrone the absolute king of the tournament, a Corinthians seeking the three-time championship after absolute dominance.
Cali vs. Colo Colo, women’s Copa Libertadores Photo:@LibertadoresFem
The Cali team defeated a team on penalties Colo Colo who had gone 36 games without defeat and was one of the favorites to win the continental title. The goal now is to become the second Colombian club to lift the cup after what was done by Atlético Huila in 2018.
With less than two days until the grand final, the Conmebol announced a drastic last minute change in the scheduling of the third place match and the final of the Copa Libertadores that will take place in the stadium Florencio Sola (Argentina).
Conmebolthrough their social networks, revealed that the game for third place was brought forward to 11 a.m. in Argentina (9 a.m. in Colombia) and the final will be played at 4:30 local time, 2:30 Colombian time. The entity did not reveal further details about the schedule change.
Conmebol programming Photo:Conmebol
The coach of Cali aims high
John Ortiz, DT del Deportivo Cali female, spoke about the secret of the team’s success after winning the Women’s League in Colombia and the victory against Colo Colo in the semifinal to be one step away from the continental title.
“We were criticized, I was one of those criticized for that. They even said what did we think because it was an international tournament… That was precisely why, we had Copa Libertadores Before and when we had seven or eight reinforcements, we went down to five to six, but the issue is not the people who arrive, but those who are there and those who have been working on that path with the base,” explained the coach.
And he added: “We are doing it, it is one more step, we are aware that we have not won anything, we have nothing in our hands, but we do have something to win and to go even further.”
Cali vs. Colo Colo, women’s Copa Libertadores Photo:@LibertadoresFem
The coach is only interested in the title and pointed out that the rival should not persuade them. “Since we left Colombia after being champions, it has always been a purpose, we have fallen short and I have been saying it for a while, it is the duty we have with the fans, the institution and our families. Starting from the fact that it is a Brazilian, a Chilean, an Ecuadorian, it could have been an Argentine, the motivation is always there because it is what we have committed to.”
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