The Colombian Cup will return to action with the quarter-finals, in which eight teams are trying to win the title of the 2024 edition and a place in the Copa Sudamericana 2025, in the preliminary stage, which will guarantee them a place in a final. international competition without the need for reclassification.
América and Deportivo Cali will have the biggest game of that stageClásico Caleño promises a lot of emotions because both teams come with different realities, regarding the BetPlay League, and the Red Devils have never won this trophy in their history.
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For their part, the Azucareros would receive in the Colombian Cup a balm for the bad moment in the Colombian championship, since relegation threatens them and a good presentation in the competition would help calm the criticism, although for the leadership it is not the main purpose. .
Nobody expected these teams, who tied 1-1 in the first half of the BetPlay League, to see each other in the quarter-finals, the fans do not want to be eliminated at the hands of the classic back yard rival and with competition. that is reinforced because of the issue of relegation.
The meeting between América and Deportivo Cali, in the first leg, will be on Thursday, October 17 at 6:40pm at the Pascual Guerrero stadium, and broadcast by the sports channel Win + Footballas well as its platformshaking pay Win Play.
One thing to keep in mind is that It will be the 27th engagement between these teams in the Colombian Cupin which the Azucareros won 11 times, four for the Red Devils and 11 draws, 25 goals for the Scarlets and 33 for the green and white.
The last time they saw each other was in the 2021 edition, also in the quarterfinals, with the first leg tied 2-2 by Pascual Guerrero and the second leg ended in favor of Deportivo Cali with the smallest difference, to stay with the a place in the semi-finals.
América de Cali, under the technical direction of Jorge ‘Polilla’ da Silva, comes to this duel. The scarlet team has an excellent performance, achieving an efficiency of 89.7% in their League and Cup games. In the second half of 2024, they played 15 games, won 11, drew three and lost only one.
Moreover, The red team is still undefeated in 13 games since July 21when they lost to Atlético Nacional in Medellín. In defensive terms, it stands out for being the team with the fewest goals conceded in the League, with only seven conceded, and they managed to keep a clean sheet nine times.
On the other hand, Deportivo Cali is facing a complicated situation. With a performance of 33.3% so far this semesterthe green and white team won three of the 16 games played, drawing five and losing eight. The last win in the League was on August 4 against Medellín. Currently, the team is fighting to avoid relegation, occupying 17th place in the average table with 1.03. In terms of his defence, he conceded 24 goals, being one of the most vulnerable teams in this aspect.
Both teams also saw changes in their coaching staffs during the year. América started with Lucas González, followed by César Farías, before Da Silva took over. For his part, Cali currently had Jaime De la Pava, Hernando ‘Cocho’ Patiño, Hernán Torres and Sergio Herrera.
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