“Teo is a 'hp', but those 'hp' are needed in football”: said former Millonarios steering wheel Jhonny Ramírez

In the match between Cali and Junior, Teófilo Gutiérrez insulted Miguel Borja for the performance of the Colombia national team

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On Saturday, Deportivo Cali and Junior Barranquilla drew 1-1 at the Palmaseca Stadium, for matchday 15 of the BetPlay League. The scorers were Kevin Velasco and Miguel Ángel Borda, respectively.

Teofilo Gutierrez was replaced in the 58th minute by Michael Ortega. As the striker of the Caleño squad was leaving the court, he shouted several words to Miguel Ángel Borja. “You screwed up the tie”, among other comments. In the broadcast of the match, only what the Cali attacker said was evident, but it was not shown if the Junior striker answered him anything.

It is worth remembering that Colombia beat Venezuela 1-0 with a penalty goal by James Rodríguez at Cachamay Stadium in a match valid for matchday 18 and the last of the South American Qualifiers to Qatar 2022. Despite the victory of the 'coffee' team, they could not qualify for the World Cup repechage, as it depended on Peru losing at home to Paraguay, something that did not happen because the team led by Ricardo Gareca won 2-0 at the Estadio Nacional.

Before the last double date, the national team had seven matches without scoring a goal. These were directly affected by the direct pass or the option to go to the World Cup repechage. In most matches, the Junior attacker had minutes of play, who did not fulfill his task of scoring so many, although he was the team's goalscorer.

After learning the words of Deportivo Cali's number '29′, former Millonarios footballer Yhonny Albeiro Ramírez gave his opinion on Teófilo Gutiérrez's comments. “Theophilus is a hp, but those hp are needed by football, football cannot lose the mischief and malice of those different players, who make this sport different, what we do with such flat football...”.

For her part, Dimayor has not yet commented on what happened at the Palmaseca stadium, as has Miguel Ángel Borja, who has not spoken about it. It should be noted that the two attackers wore the Barranquilla Junior shirt at the same time.

According to information from the Barranquilla newspaper El Heraldo, Teófilo Gutiérrez confessed that he should not have spoken to Borja like that. “They tell me everything and the camera doesn't show it,” Teo told this media outlet, suggesting that the Junior scorer said something to him before and that's why he reacted like this. “That stays on the football field,” Gutierrez concluded.

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