millionaires continues to catch up on his sporting responsibilities at Liga BetPlay I-2023 and to meet the sixth date of the all against all phase, they had to face the Once Caldasone of the teams that has suffered the most in recent months and which, despite the technical modifications, has still not managed to escape the relegation places.
Diego Corredor left Manizales under threat after being fired from Once Caldas
The Boyacá coach sealed a one-year-and-six-month stint in charge of the Caldas side with 18 wins, 24 draws and 19 losses
In the stadium Palogrande of the city of Manizales, the white White received the Bogotá team, who had just come out of a draw against the Catholic University of Ecuador for their first leg of the II phase of the Copa Libertadores, and took advantage of the fact that they took the pitch with an alternate roster to do their thing, picking up their first win of the semester
The team led by the interim coach Elkin Soto, he was forced to shake off the painful elimination his team had from the Copa Colombia at the hands of Cucuta Sports in the first round of the competition and with the scoring talent of Dayro Moreno, they managed to overthrow one of the most competitive teams in the country.
Millionaires against Catholic University: With a restricted team, they will seek redemption in the Copa Libertadores
The ‘Ambassador’ team will play an unprecedented match in this competition with the aim of improving its last participation in 2022 where it was eliminated in this phase.
At minute 11, the balance tipped in favor of the locals after a good play in attack from the right sector. The defender Fainer Torijano he saw his partner Marlon Piedrahita to get rid of the mark on the wing, he received the ball and immediately returned a cross so that Dayro Moreno, of first intention, he beat the goal of the Bogotanos and scored 1-0 on the scoreboard.
In the rest of the first half, the visiting team weren’t done settling on the pitch and despite trying to tie the game with 3 shots, none of them failed. was directed towards the opposite goal. At half-time the coach of the Ambassadors, Alberto Gamerohe changed the tactical scheme to implement his usual possession strategy and for the second half his players did.
These will be the big absences of the Millionaires for their first match of Copa Libertadores 2023
The ‘Ambassador’ team went to Quito with a limited lead, but a reinforced midfield, injuries prevented several managers from traveling to play the game
The visitors dominated the ball in the second half with a combined 62% possession and generated more dangerous chances compared to the first leg. There were 7 approaches they built, but again none of them went under the three sticks.
This is how the 1-0 dictated the victory of the Manizale team and the first defeat of the tournament for the capital. The reunion sparked several memes, jokes and criticism on social media about what happened during the game, including Gamero’s decision to use an alternate roster when, according to fans, there was no need. to do so, given the fact that they had hardly played:
“It’s NOT the youth team’s fault, again Gamero’s fault, he could have had a mixed roster, they didn’t travel from Toronto to Buenos Aires for the players to be so exhausted, we lost to one of the worst Once Caldas in recent years and battle relegation.” -@MillionairesDC_
“From today’s match I only draw conclusions 1) How disgusting to have Arias and Vanegas in Millonarios 2) Millonarios’ biggest mistake was not replacing Gómez and Ruiz. the bald ones, the only one showing conditions is Cortés and he’s going to the World Cup.” -@blueandwhite1712
“Why didn’t they play with the starting team? The cup game is until Thursday, they have a low competitive pace due to game postponements and Gamero tends to improvise, instead of taking advantage of these games to prepare the starters for the game on Thursday. -@CamiloGonzMFC
The Millonarios’ next match will be this Thursday, March 2 against Catholic University of Ecuador for his second leg of phase II of the Libertadores Cupwhere they hope to clarify their ranking at the next stage of the international competition.