América de Cali defeated Junior de Barranquilla 2-0 in the 8th round of the Clausura Tournament of the BetPlay League. Carlos Sierra and Gianfranco Peña scored the winning goals. Luis Daniel González scored the goal for the visiting team.
With this victory, the team led by Alexandre Borges Guimaraes climbed to 9th place with 10 points, 8 points behind the leader Millonarios. Meanwhile, Junior remained in 6th place with 11 points.
In the next round, América de Cali will visit Once Caldas, while Junior will host Unión Magdalena at their stadium.
América vs. Junior LIVE: Follow minute by minute for the BetPlay League
The 'Diablos rojos' come to this match after a goalless draw against Equidad and are in 14th position with 7 points. They are also one of the unbeaten teams in the tournament, although they have several draws (4).
After the match against Equidad, América de Cali's coach, Alexandre Guimaraes, made a self-criticism. "We lacked more accuracy in the final play and I think there were several goal situations that, due to the condition of the field, we did not have efficiency," he said in a press conference.
AMÉRICA DE CALI VS. JUNIOR: WHAT TIME DO THEY PLAY
- Peru: 3:30 p.m.
- Mexico: 3:30 p.m.
- Ecuador: 3:30 p.m.
- Colombia: 3:30 p.m.
- Argentina: 5:30 p.m.
- Uruguay: 5:30 p.m.
- Chile: 4:30 p.m.
AMÉRICA VS. JUNIOR: TV CHANNEL
It is important to mention that the match between América de Cali and Junior for the BetPlay League will be exclusively broadcasted on WIN Sports + for the Colombian territory.
AMÉRICA DE CALI VS. JUNIOR: PROBABLE LINEUPS
América de Cali: Graterol, Mena, Torres, García, Vera, Hernández, Portilla, Sierra, Quiñónes, Ramos, and Peña Aponzá.
Junior: Mosquera, Arboleda, Moreno, Segura, Gómez, Méndez, Ricaurte, Pardo, Marrugo, Pineda, and Pons.