In a historic event, Junior and Unión Magdalena will play the first coastal classic this Wednesday, playing the semifinals of the 2022 Colombia Cup.
It is an unprecedented match in these instances for an official Dimayor tournament.
The samarios reached this phase after beating La Equidad in the quarterfinals, after drawing 1-1 in Bogotá and beating the capitals with definitions from the penalty spot, after they also equaled 1 in the regulation 90 second leg -1.
For their part, those led by Juan Cruz Real beat Atlético Nacional 3-0 and then tied 1-1 at the ‘Atanasio Girardot’ to remove the pupils of Hernán Darío ‘El arriero’ Herrera.
With a wide list that places them as favorites to win the title, the “sharks” have tasted the Colombia Cup twice: 2015 and 2017, while in 2016 they were runners-up.
On this occasion, the rojiblancos hope to be crowned champions after the series of failures in the Dimayor tournaments (Liga and Copa Colombia), as well as in international tournaments such as Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.
For this match, the samariums also get to play this semifinal, with a better position in the League table.
The ‘banana players’ are in second place with 14 points and a goal difference of +1, with 4 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws.
While the juniors are placed in seventh position with 11 points and a goal difference of +3, with 3 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws.
The match will be played at 6:00 p.m. at the Metropolitan Stadium and the arbitration will be led by Edilzon Ariza (Santander), with the assistance of Cristian De la Cruz (Nariño) and Juan C. Vaca (Bogotá), while Bismarks Santiago (Atlántico) acts as the fourth judge.
For its part, the VAR system was assigned to Héider Castro (Bogotá) with the assistance of Carlos Ortega (Bolívar), while Abraham González (Federation) acts as an observer.