The horrible night has not passed for millionaires. On the contrary, it is prolonged, and can no longer be believed. Alberto Gamero it is not explained why it is no longer won. The fans do not understand. Millionaires limps to classify, as if he wanted what before seemed like a formality, now he wanted to make it very difficult. This Wednesday, at his home, in El Campín, he lost again, this time it was 1-2 against Medellín, which achieved its classification.
What can Gamero say now. His speech so far has been that his team does everything well except win. Well, last night it was confirmed that it is not enough, that this works is with victories. The blue team came out to play with the urgent need to win, not only for the points, but because they needed to shake off, to believe again, to get up from the ground after a series of setbacks. And he didn’t get up. And it is not known if it will be able to rise. He still has one chance to qualify, on Sunday against Alianza Petrolera. The all or nothing.
Medellin hit hard
Medellín took advantage of the anguish of his rival, because he went out to attack him, he created some approaches, Diber Cambindo, who was the executioner, began to test the terrain, to measure its spaces. He had a shot that lacked power, and goalkeeper Montero deflected it. But it was just a warning.
In the next attack the Mighty One was Mightier than ever. The ball fell to Cambindo from the rebound, they were 41 minutes. Llnás He was in charge of blocking his way, of saving his team, but Cambindo put in a dance, a dance, a couple of dribbles and Llinás ended up on the floor, his waist destroyed, his defense pride humiliated, trying a desperate block. His executioner had all the time to find the angle and launch his lethal shot, 0-1.
A hostile silence ran through the stands from north to south. Again the curses, the discomfort, the unanswered doubt among the fans, what happens to Millionaires? In the second half, the blue team came out determined to turn history upside down and find the goals. Medellin defended furiously, aware that those three points were worth gold.
And in the midst of that gloomy and distressing panorama, without formulas to reach the goal, Bertel appeared as the probable savior: the winger launched into the attack threw a defective, strange center, and yet from that improbable play the desired goal came, the ball was looking for some head but decided to go to the net, 1-1 in 76 minutes.
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It was a hurricane of air for Millionaires. The fans regained strength. Gamero regained confidence. The players regained the desire, but the reaction was not enough.
That said, the horrible night had not passed. Millionaires blinked and Medellín settled accounts. Pineda nailed the 1-2, the powerful victory, the blue debacle. That goal was a dagger to the heart of a team that is collapsing and can’t find a solution.
PAUL ROMERO
Editor of THE TIME
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