With scores from Andrés Roa and Luis Ramos, América de Cali defeated Junior in the Metropolitan and took advantage in the first leg of the Betplay Cup finals.
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América de Cali He gave an important blow to the metropolitan and took the Victoria 1-2 against Junior in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Betplay Cup. Those led by David González knew how Pascual Guerrero.
The meeting began even, with Junior generating the clearest options at the feet of Castrillón and Rodríguez, although without the necessary efficiency to violate the goalkeeper Jorge Soto. America, on the other hand, needed a single collective action to open the score: at 42 minutes, Dylan Borrero attended Andrés Roawho defined in the area for the partial 0-1. Thus a first half was closed where the premises had the initiative, but the visit showed more forcefulness.
At the start of the second half, America expanded the advantage with a goal by Luis Ramos. The Peruvian striker, recently summoned to his selection, an individual play with a pipe included and took a powerful auction at 0-2 at 53 minutes. That seemed to sentence a Junior who did not find how to react.
Luis Ramos's goal
Alfredo Arias' painting took to accommodate himself, but with the income of love and Chará gained offensive weight. At 70 minutes, Guillermo Paiva discounted from the head after the center in love, although the play was annulled outside the end. However, the insistence had a prize: at 80, Javier Báez connected a header in the area for the 1-2 that returned life to the premises.
In the final stretch, Junior overturned over the visiting arc, but the lack of clarity and some bad decisions in attack prevented him from matching the score. America, who had lost control of the game in the last half hour, resisted thanks to his goalkeeper and the lack of a rival's aim.
The series was open, but with an important advantage for the Reds, which in Pascual Guerrero will seek to close the classification to the semifinals. Junior, leader of the league and with a long squad, will have to overcome if he wants to keep his aspirations in the cup alive.
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