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After being eliminated from the BetPlay League and concentrating on the Copa Sudamericana, Deportivo Independiente Medellín beat Cesar Vallejo 5-1 as a visitor and continues in the fight for the first place in group A in the international tournament.
With goals from Brayan León(2), Miguel Monsalve, Ménder García and Baldomero Perlaza, Medellín added its third game with victory in this competition for the first time in history and for this reason, we remember what have been the victories that the DIM has achieved throughout its participation in tournaments CONMEBOL.
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International wins
The DIMcurrently led by Uruguayan strategist Alfredo Arias, It has a total of 18 participations in international tournaments divided as follows: Copa Libertadores (10), Copa Sudamericana (7) and Copa Conmebol (1).
Therefore, in terms of the biggest wins he has given to rivals, there have only been 4, three in Libertadores and one in Sudamericana. The first was on May 10, 2005 against Athlético Paranaense of Brazil, which they beat 4-0 as a visitor.
Then we go back to January 28, 2009, where Medellín also beat the historic Peñarol of Uruguay 4-0, playing at home. And the third win by Libertadores, like the previous two, It was also 4-0, but this time against Caracas FC, from Venezuela, on February 4, 2020 at the Atanasio Girardot stadium.
The most recent win, which was by Sudamericana, was dated May 7 against Cesar Vallejo and acting as a visitor. One fact about DIM in this tournament is that the striker León Muñiz is the second scorer of the competition with 4 goals.
On the other hand, his best participation in all these tournaments was without a doubt the ‘Eternal Glory’ of 2003, where he managed to beat teams like Barcelona from Ecuador, Boca Juniors and Gremio. But he was later eliminated by Santos of Brazil in a highly contested semifinal that ended 3-2 against.
With this result against the Peruvian team, Medellín is second in group A with 9 points, only behind Always Ready (Bolivia) who also won their match against Defensa y Justicia, and added 10 units.
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The next international challenge for ‘El Poderoso’ will be on Tuesday, May 14when I travel to Argentina to face the 5th date Defense and Justice. Match to be played at 7:00 pmColombia hour.
