In the midst of the calm generated by the latest results, Deportivo Independiente Medellín is getting ready to face this Saturday (2:00 pm) Envigado FC, at the Atanasio Girardot stadium, in a match for date 14 of the Betplay 1 League.
The DIM has not known defeat in the local championship since date 10, when it lost (2-0) to Atlético Nacional.
Not in vain, in recent days he has managed to climb the standings, in which he appears in fourth place with 22 points, seven behind Millonarios, who leads the ranking with 29.
Added to recent triumphs is also the good news shared by the medical department.
As confirmed to EL COLOMBIANO by the institution’s doctor, Édgar Méndez, the player Vladimir Hernández received a medical discharge, for which he is already training normally with the rest of his teammates since Tuesday.
The doctor assured that in the rest of the group “everyone is very well” and there is “no news”.
Another favorable fact for the club is that from this date the supporters of the Powerful will also be able to purchase the tickets to enter the stadium at the Gana points.
This fact will facilitate the purchase of access tickets for those who do not handle banking procedures through the web. However, virtuality is maintained, since the ticket with the QR code will arrive in an email, after registering in the app that the DIM has for this purpose.
The Atanasio, disabled
The previous news contrasts with others that have been known in the last few hours, outside the desire of the institution. One of them is that the efforts to use the Atanasio Girardot stadium in the match on date 3 of the Copa Sudamericana did not have the expected effect.
The president of the People’s Team, Daniel Ossa, confirmed in dialogue with this medium that this scenario will not be available. Thus, the match against Internacional from Brazil, scheduled for Tuesday, April 26, will have to be played at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas in the city of Pereira.
The same will happen with the one on the sixth day, against Nueve de Octubre.
Although the above was expected, what was not in the fans’ plans is that this situation will be repeated in the Antioquia classic on the 18th of the League, in which Medellín will not be able to count on this scenario either, as certified by Ossa.
Although it still seems premature to think about where this match will take place, the ideal would be to analyze the other stadiums in the Valle de Aburrá, which are not suitable for playing Conmebol tournament matches due to the high demands of this entity, but they are enabled for the domestic championship.
Barras signed pact
On the other hand, this Wednesday it was learned that the Medellín and Deportivo Cali bars, which have various histories of conflicts between their members, signed a non-aggression pact, which was guaranteed by the Office of the High Commissioner for La Paz.
Members of the bars agreed to a meeting whose basic principles were forgiveness, recognition of the other and respect. At the meeting, several commitments were achieved, including respecting the life and property of the opposing fans, having as a priority the healthy coexistence inside and outside the stadium. They also promised to advance in ways of dialogue and agreement, and to promote an environment of peace and coexistence during soccer games.
