Pereira wants to be co-leader of Liga BetPlay
The team of Luis Fernando Suárez started its journey in the Colombian tournament with a victory against Deportivo Cali as visitors, with goals from Carlos Darwin Quintero and Faber Gil. This would allow them to be co-leaders of the championship with Nacional, Santa Fe, and Once Caldas if they win today against Medellín.
However, they will face the team of Alfredo Arias, which drew in its debut against Millonarios at the Atanasio Girardot, and for that reason, they have the duty to recover what was lost at home to avoid damaging their standings, as happened in the previous tournament from which they were eliminated in the round-robin phase.
In the Matecaña squad, the majority of players who have been vital for staying among the top eight in recent semesters remain, and they have been high-level protagonists, as happened recently when they clinched the star in the FPC precisely against this rival.
Of the players who joined DIM for this semester, four traveled to the capital of Risaralda. Marcus Vinicius will wear the number 10 and could make his debut; Homer Martínez and Francisco Chaverra are other notable names, while Jersson González would repeat as a starter. Luis Sandoval, who had performed well against Millonarios, was left out of the squad.