The real reason why Rafael Dudamel didn't leave Deportivo Cali

The 'Azucarero' team celebrates one of the worst campaigns in the club's history

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These are easy hours for the Venezuelan coach who in December was a hero in Cali after the title won against Tolima and today is harshly questioned by the bad timing of the 'Azucarero' team in the Dimayor Betplay League.

Deportivo Cali is currently penultimate in the championship with only eight points and minus eight in the goal difference. The most worrying thing is that the team shows no signs of improvement when 12 dates of the tournament have already been played.

This version of Rafael Dudamel is the most similar to what was seen in Brazil during his fleeting time at Atlético Mineiro or also to his experience in the southern lands at the helm of the University of Chile from where he came out the back door.

When he took over the reins of Cali, he took a team that was almost eliminated and could not find an idea of playing with Uruguayan Alfredo Arias. The former coach of Venezuela gradually stamped his stamp on the 'Superdepor' which strengthened in the final stages and embroidered the tenth star on his shield.

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After the ecstasy for the league championship, the new remains would come, the first to maintain the base to fight in the local rental and second to be the protagonist of the Conmebol Libertadores. However, Deportivo Cali lost key players, including their goalscorer Harold Preciado who left Mexico's Santos Laguna.

Similarly, the reinforcements that arrived have not met expectations and this team is not the shadow of last semester's payroll and the green-and-white fans are already losing patience with this Deportivo Cali.

At some point Dudamel said that the only way to get out of the club was “with his feet forward” after Cali's 1-1 draw against Alianza Petrolera, a game corresponding to date 8 of the Betplay League.

According to renowned sports journalist Carlos Antonio Vélez, he said in his column Palabras mayors of Antena 2, that the real reason why the Cali managers have not dispensed with Dudamel's services, is because of the high cost of their compensation.

The journalist also questioned the exporter for remaining in office, waiting for him to be “kicked out”, when the results obtained make him unsustainable.

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