Santa Fe left one of his ghosts, the departure of Michael Rangel, and showed his strength again El Campín, where he has not lost at home for over a year. The last defeat was on August 22, 2019 against America.
There are already 24 games in which the Reds will rest with points in their pocket, this time by beating 1-0 Patriots, that started the game with great enthusiasm and faded as the minutes passed.
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The only goal of the match was scored by a former Patriotas player, who had just arrived at the Cardinal’s House: Jhon Arias he hanged goalkeeper Carlos Mosquera after controlling a ball in the area, after a good cross from Johan Caballero.
Santa Fe, we said, left the spirit of the departure of its ‘9’, thanks to the collective achievement, with the sacrifice of Jorge Luis Ramos, the man who spearheaded on paper, and with the arrival of the ends and sides. He managed to quench the momentum of Patriotas, who had demanded a lot in the beginning but gradually ran out of air and without football, especially after the Spanish DT eliminated Abel Segovia Santiago Orozco, the best player on his team.
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When Rangel’s ghost leaves, there’s one more that, if neglected, can give Santa Fe a headache: that of missed penalties. In the 66th minute, referee Mario Herrera sanctioned an alleged foul by Héctor Solano against Arias, which, at least on television, was not so clear. Fáiner Torijano fell hard, but very to the center, and that’s where goalkeeper Carlos Mosquera, another highlight of the game, arrived to clear the ball with his leg.
It is the second penalty that Santa Fe has missed this year. Rangel, before leaving, dumped the first against Nacional in Medellín, on the first day.
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Santa Fe didn’t take any major shocks to increase its unbeaten home and stay in the lead. He even had a second goal, scored by Daniel Giraldo, on a game that was declared void for offside. At least for the local tournament, the team led by Hárold Rivera shows it has something to fight with.
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