Reds duel, now for the league: America de Cali receives Independiente Medellín on date 11

The winner will reaffirm himself in the top eight, while the loser will start to move away from the select group.

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One of the most important matches of the 11th date in the BetPlay League will feature América de Cali and Independiente Medellín. The match will be played at the Pascual Guerrero stadium in the city of the capital of Vallecaucana from 8:00 in the evening, three days after the 'powerful' will eliminate as a visitor the 'red devills' of the Copa Sudamericana.

The home team is currently ninth in the standings with 15 units, the same number of points that visitors have who snatch the square from them for a better goal difference, +3 vs. +2. In the most recent match, for the continental tournament, it ended in 2-1 victory for those led by Juan Carlos Osorio, however, the overall score determined 3-3 and in the penalty shootout Independiente Medellín won 3-1.

On the previous date, America won an important victory in the classic against Deportivo Cali, a rival he defeated 1-0 despite the expulsion of two players. For his part, the 'Mighty of the Mountain' fell to Atlético Nacional 2-0. The casualties of the 'scarlets' for this meeting will be Yaliston Martínez and Larry Angulo, meanwhile, the DIM will not be able to count on Felipe Pardo.

Probable lineups

America from Cali: Joel Graterol, Eber Moreno, John Garcia, Jorge Segura, Elvis Mosquera, Camilo Portilla, Carlos Sierra, Deiner Quinones, Iago Falque, Esneyder Mena, Adrian Ramos. TD: Juan Carlos Osorio

Independent Medellin: Andrés Mosquera, Juan Guillermo Arboleda, Victor Moreno, Andres Cadavid, German Gutierrez, Juan Mosquera, David Loaiza, Adrian Arregui, Jaen Pineda, Vladimir Hernandez, Diber Cambindo. DT: Julio Comesaña

At the press conference prior to the match, the journalists questioned the coach of América de Cali about the painful stomp he gave to a player from the rival team, when he was on the floor and tried to stand up. The technical director assured that he did not see the player and that if necessary he would apologize:

After this, he justified his performance in the “provocation” received by some Independiente Medellín players when they scored the goal that meant the partial 1-1 in the Copa Sudamericana match:

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