Achieving their fourth victory in a row in the Promotion Tournament, taking a step towards the classification, removing the undefeated record of Atlético Huila and celebrating their 71st anniversary with their fans, is the motto of the Unión Magdalena that receives the Opita team today, from 6 a.m. :00 in the afternoon at the Sierra Nevada stadium.
The team led by Álvaro Hernández arrives with ‘air in its shirt’ after beating Internacional de Palmira (2-0) on the previous date, achieving three victories in a row (2-0) against Atlético de Cali and (2-1) against Real Cundinamarca, today against the Huilense team they will look for a new victory that will bring them closer to the classification.
Today, the Samario team is in sixth place with 19 points, the result of five wins, four draws and three losses, while Huila is first with 33 points, thanks to eleven wins, zero draws and one defeat.
For this afternoon’s duel, the ‘banana’ coach will use the same roster that beat Internacional de Palmira at the Francisco Rivera Escobar stadium.
Johan Wallens, would go on the ‘banana’ portico; The centre-back pair would be made up of Andrés ‘El Pecoso’ Correa and Jaime Giraldo, while the full-backs would be Juan José Tello and Daniel Mera. The midfield will be commanded by Agostino Spina, along with Juan Diego Giraldo.
A little further forward would be Jannenson Sarmiento, Janeth Alemán and Andrés Escobar, while on the attacking front the scorer Andrés Carreño.
For Hernández Uribe, coach of Unión Magdalena, the game against Huila is a ‘thermometer’ to measure the moment his team is going through.
“It is a key match for us, we will face the current leader and one of the favorites to achieve promotion, we had a long week of work where we were able to strengthen and correct some shortcomings, we hope to achieve victory and take a step towards the classification,” the coach said.
SECURITY MEASURES
The doors of the sports arena will open at 4:00 in the afternoon, for this game 2 western and eastern stands were enabled.
Instruments and flags will be allowed on stage. Likewise, the entry of gunpowder, smoke bombs, firearms, sharp elements, belts, bags, umbrellas is prohibited.
The security device for this football match will have the support of: police units (200), mobility agents (12), logistics (50), ambulances (3), brigades (3).
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