Envigado in a preseason friendly today | Colombian Soccer | Betplay League”>América de Cali will only be able to register players until the end of March to make up the squad for the full season, but so far it has not been an easy matter for managers. This Thursday (8:05 pm), the scarlet team will debut in the BetPlay II-2021 League against Envigado at Pascual Guerrero, and coach Juan Carlos Osorio will have to manage to replace some casualties.
From the team that ended 2021, Héctor Quiñones, Rodrigo Ureña, Joao Rodríguez and Jeison Lucumí left, while only Didier Pino, Juan Camilo Portilla and John Edison García have arrived, central defender John Edison García who will not be able to be part of the debut, since who owes a sanction date received when he was in the service of La Equidad.
The Reds bought 50% of Pino’s rights, who signed a 3-year contract and managed to earn a spot in midfield contention.
Good news is the recovery of creative Daniel Hernández from Antioquia, a player who unfortunately has not been lucky physically and has been affected by injuries when he gave the team a different face. He started in the friendly match that they drew 2-2 last weekend against Orsomarso.
Among the soccer players who are pending confirmation are the Argentine striker Alejandro Quintana, former Bucaramanga; Esnayder Mena, a right winger who recently played for Deportivo Pasto, as well as Daniel Mosquera, a striker, would also come to the red box, coming from the University of Mérida, in Venezuela.
Another position in which Tulio Gómez affirmed that a foreigner will come is that of second-line midfielder, although the name has not yet been given.
For his part, midfielder Mauricio Gómez still has not confirmed his continuity and it is said that he could go to Bucaramanga.
There is still time for the full recovery of Luis Sánchez and David Lemos, two wingers who suffered delicate injuries and were left out of the competition last year.
As for the training sessions carried out since January 3, Joel Graterol has been working on the portico after the absence of Diego Novoa due to his call-up to the Colombian National Team’s microcycle. Thus, for now the starting line-up that the ‘devils’ will have in their first presentation against the ‘oranges’ is unknown, but it is estimated that men like Cristian Arrieta, Marlon Torres, Luis Alejandro Paz, Carlos Sierra, Deinner Quiñones and Adrián Ramos will be part of the first eleventh.
The last games against Envigado have been complicated by the dynamics, youth and speed of the cast led by Valle del Cauca José Alberto Suárez, who despite the imminent departure of Yaser Asprilla maintains youth squads in very good condition and added others with experience such as José Barragán, Wilder Guisao, Henry Mosquera and Déiler Córdoba.
likely alignment
America of Cali: Joel Graterol (Diego Novoa); Cristian Arrieta, Jorge Segura (Kevin Andrade), Marlon Torres, Elvis Mosquera; Luis Alejandro Paz, Carlos Sierra, Déinner Quiñones, Daniel Hernández (Emerson Battle); Gustavo Torres, Adrian Ramos.
D.T.: Juan Carlos Osorio.
Date: Thursday January 20.
Hour: 8:05 p.m.
Stadium: Pascal Warrior.
TV: Win Sports +.
Referee: Liz Mair Suarez (Bolivar).
Marco Antonio Garces
Football Correspondent
Cali
On Twitter: @marquitosgarces
