The eleven from Havana defeated this Saturday its similar from Santiago de Cuba and went on to command the Closing Tournament of the 106 National Football Leagueaccording to official media.
Those from the capital took advantage of the locality at the La Polar stadium to beat the Santiago team 2×0, who until then led the competition, according to review the website Hit.
In this way, the Havanans maintained their perfect pace, with five successes in the same number of presentations, with one match pending and they reached 15 points. While the Orientals monarchs of the Opening Tournamentsuffered their first loss in six meetings and were stranded on 13 points.
The sports publication refers that “a brace by Daniel Alarco and good defensive work by the people of the capital, which annulled the leading scorer of the tournament, Jorge Villalón from Santiago, were key to leaving the three points at home.”
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With one match pending, the capital’s lead the tournament after five victories in the same number of outings.https://t.co/VAxLWMhb1H pic.twitter.com/KtRELECWgk— JIT Cuban Sport (@jit_digital) October 23, 2022
With their defeat, those known as the Red Devils not only lost the leadership of the fight, but even fell to third place, since Camagüey also surpassed them, thanks to their success against the Cienfuegos team.
As visitors to the Luis Pérez Lozano stadium, the Miuras from Camagüey won 1×0, thanks to the goal of their striker Samuelvis López, third among the League’s scorers with 11 goals.
In the rest of the games, Artemisa was confirmed in fourth place, with nine units, with its away victory over Las Tunas. Allán Pérez gave the victory to the Artemiseños, who remain with mathematical options to fight for the podium and even be included in the final of the Closing Tournament.
“With eight dates to play and games against direct rivals, a comeback for the Warriors still seems possible. The six points that separate them from second place could be reduced to three if they win a postponed match”, he points out. Hit.
The lower part of the table is completed by Cienfuegos with five points, Guantánamo with four, Las Tunas with three, and Villa Clara, which has not yet been able to make the cross, and this Saturday gave up a 0-3 win against Guaso. This is a surprising performance for the so-called Expreso del Centro, one of the historical casts of Cuban soccer, involved in a campaign to be forgotten.
According to the specialized media, in the next meeting the leaders of Havana will visit Cienfuegos; the deputy leaders of Camagüey will receive Guantánamo; Santiago de Cuba will try to get even with her during her visit to Las Tunas, and bottom team Villa Clara will host Artemisa in the iconic Zulueta stadium.
