In recent days, the possible absence of Santa Fe in the next edition of the Women’s League has caused a stir, which Dimayor said would take place in the second half of 2022, prior to the Copa Libertadores. That is to say, a two-month tournament, with which they seek that the two representatives of Colombia to the Copa Libertadores arrive with a competitive rhythm.
FUTBOLRED learned first-hand that Santa Fe would not have considered its participation and after speaking with the Venezuelan coach Ómar Ramírez, who led the lionesses in League 20221-I, the reason was revealed.
“I don’t have plans, I’m waiting to see what happens. My continuity in Santa Fe, according to the last thing I spoke with the President, It was thinking about putting together the team for next year, putting it together well. Start with good weather and we had not thought that there was going to be a second semester. I don’t know what will happen,” Ramírez told FUTBOLRED. A version that could be contrasted with a director of the lionesses.
The Venezuelan coach made a positive assessment of what was the first half of the year for the Santa Fe women’s team. “I think we did things well and obviously I would like to continue in Santa Fe to follow the process, strengthen it and get the title. This League was quite interesting due to the all-against-all format, it was important to see what level was going to be seen and we realized that the difference between Santa Fe, Cali and América was abysmal. I think that this is a sample of the processes, these three clubs have been doing things well, there are also teams like Pereira and DIM, which continue with young processes. He left me a lot of learning and during the tournament we grew a lot. We had a healthy locker room, the captains were positive leaders and it was very enjoyable this year in Santa Fe.”
But how do you see holding a tournament in the second half? was that what they asked for? Ramírez was blunt: “I don’t see it that well. It was what we asked for a long time ago but to do it to improvise and with two months to go, leave the teams without an operational plan to take over that League. The wisest thing is not to do it and leave it for the year coming, to make it two semesters of three and a half months each, and that the teams plan and prepare for it”.
And he added that the realization of a league in the second semester, which will be played in two months, “is not good for Cali or for America because they are going to arrive at the Libertadores with a high rhythm and fatigue. We are talking that they are going to arrive with a lot of games on top and you have to be careful because you’re going to have to play Wednesday-Sunday”.