Dayro Moreno regrets the elimination of Once Caldas at the hands of Independiente del Valle in the 2025 South American Cup.
Photo: EFE – Mauricio Dueñas Castañeda
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Once Caldas let out the semifinal classification of the 2025 South American Cup after falling in penalties against Independiente del Valle in Manizales (2-2 (5-4)). The captain and referent of the club, Dayro Moreno, did not hide his frustration at the end of the commitment.
“This is a failure, the truth. Disillusion, sadness with all the people who came to support us, with the fans of Once Caldas and all of Colombia that was in favor of us. We entered decentralized, they charged us and so is football. We lacked to be serious from the first minute, we had the score in favor and we trust a little,” said the 40 -year -old striker, who came from marking in the duel in Quito.
The Argentine Michael Hoyos was the hero of the night for Independiente del Valle by converting a double that matched the series. The definition from the twelve steps extended to sudden death, where goalkeeper James Aguirre missed his shot and Layan Loor turned the final to seal the pass from Ecuadorians to semifinals, in which they will be measured with Atlético Mineiro (Brazil).
Dayro, symbol of white-white and maximum gunner of the contest, regretted that the lack of concentration would cost them so expensive: “I do not know what happened. Very sad because we had a very great illusion of playing semifinals (…) we lacked concentration and a little more desire; we knew that in front we had a very difficult rival, but we have to spend the page.”
Despite the elimination, Dayro Moreno maintains the possibility of closing the South American Cup as a scorer. His 10 goals leave him ahead of his closest persecutors: Panamanian Ismael Díaz and the Venezuelan Junior Paredes (six each), who have already been out of the tournament.
The only one with mathematical options to achieve it is the Chilean Lucas Assadi, from the University of Chile, which adds four. The Argentine Dylan Aquino, extreme of Lanús, has three goals and also remains in competition, but it is unlikely to reach the Tolimense striker.
In the Betplay League, Once Caldas occupies box 14 with 13 points, four from the eighth place. With eight days ahead, he still has chances of getting in the home runs. The team will return to action this Friday when it receives the Boyacá Chicó in the Palogrande.
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