Deportivo Cali and America made an appointment in Palmaseca to star in a new edition of the Valle del Cauca classic, which was played without the presence of the public and left a 1-0 for the Sugar team which allowed the premiere of Jorge Luis Pinto.
It was a match that from the outset revealed two forewarned teams, which proposed very strong defensive blocks, making it almost impossible for the rival to reach the goal, despite the fact that America came closer.
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In such a way, the classic 298 was tied goalless at halftime, and with the intention of both teams to find the goal in the second half. For both sets a victory was necessary.
Already in the second half there was more offensive vocation on the part of Deportivo Caliwhich through Ángelo Rodríguez disturbed Joel Graterol, who returned to the starting lineup in América.
Later there were two expulsions for the visiting team, because at minute 73, Juan Camilo Portilla attacked a Deportivo Cali player, so the central judge showed him the red card. While at 79′ it was John García who had to leave the pitch after cause a penalty.
And precisely in that maximum penalty came the only goal of the game, because Teófilo Gutiérrez was in charge of executing and with a powerful shot he defeated Graterol’s humanity, putting the 1-0 that would be definitive.
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Thus, Cali came out of the last box in the tournament and is now 19th with eleven units, while America ranked tenth with 23 points and still with the possibility of accessing the semifinal home runs.
