Deportivo Cali only thinks about winning against Atlético Nacional to qualify for the ‘play-offs’

After Tolima’s elimination in the South American Cup, Deportivo Cali has only one goal left in this first half of the year: to qualify for the final of the local championship.

To achieve this, those led by Uruguayan coach Alfredo Arias will have to beat the charged Atlético Nacional this Saturday in Palmaseca, arriving as the leader of Colombian football.

Two dates after the close of the ‘all against all’, Cali is sixth in the table with 28 points and a goal difference of 6, so a win at home against the purslane allows them to qualify for the final stage of the tournament with an expected date.

How can you beat Nacional?

To face the crucial game this Saturday, the greatest strength the sugar producers will have will be that their main players arrive at the game rested.

During the week, Arias faced Tolima with a full roster of substitutes, which practically implies that the team’s goal this week is to beat the green paisa.

Hernán Lessse, Jorge Arias, Darwin Andrade, Andrés Colorado, Jhon Vásquez, Gastón Rodríguez and Ángelo Rodríguez would face a purslane squad that will be worn out from their participation in the Copa Libertadores.

“The ones who didn’t play against Tolima was because they were tired and had to recover. And we also managed to give Vásquez (who came out of an injury) and Gastón minutes,” explained the coach of the sugarcane players.

With a new payroll, Cali will be forced to do what he does best to defeat his rival: take the ball from him and use the blast from his attackers to win the duels on the sides and reach the target position.

Once in the area, the attackers must have the same effectiveness as in the last league date, defeating a tactically solid team like Equidad 5-2.

“I think this game is important for Cali to regain its football memory at home. There are many ingredients for the team to go out and play a good game because when it wins, it not only qualifies, but also reaches the lead of Nacional, ”said Armando Carrillo, ex-footballer and sugar player champion. in 2005..

For his part, journalist Marino Millán assured that defeating purslane is not an impossible mission.

“Cali needs to regain its defensive strength and generate football too. Most importantly, the team must have the spirit not to give up more points at home, “said Millán.

The Greens hope to secure their ranking in order to dream of the title halfway through the year.