Independent Medellin ended its participation in the Colombian League, but is still in competition in the South American Cup, in which they compete in the group stage. On the fourth date of the contest, The Antioquian team traveled to Peru to face César Vallejo this Tuesday.
On the previous day, the team led by Alfredo Arias beat Defensa y Justicia 2-1thanks to the annotations of Brayan Leon and Miguel Monsalve. For his part, Nicolás Palavecino scored the added time goal for the Argentines. This result allowed Medellín, place in the second box of group A with 6 pointsbelow Always Ready, home run leader with 7 units.
The sporting event will be in the stadium Mansiche of Trujilloin the city of Trujillo, northwest of the Inca country. This city is located 34 meters above sea levelwhich is similar to playing in Barranquilla.
Performance in this competition will be essential for the permanence of Alfredo Arias in the team of the capital of Antioquia, who has been on the tightrope, due to his results in the local league. The Uruguayan coach has taken these days of lack of competition to get on point with the team, evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of César Vallejo.
Medellín will not have the presence of Jaime Peralta, to whom the club decided to end his loan with Cúcuta Deportivo due to problems with the current technician. His departure had the approval of the board, which relied on Arias to make the decision to return it to the Norte de Santander team.
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Time: 7:00 PM (Colombia time)
Stadium: Mansiche de Trujillo
TV signal: ESPN and Star+.
Follow the broadcast on caracol.com.co.
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