Former soccer player and Uruguayan coach who directs Santa Fe, in the match against Medellín for the fourteenth date of the Betplay 2025-I League.
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Independent Santa Fe He failed to take advantage at home and tied 0-0 in front of Independent Medellín In the first leg of the BetPlay 2025-I League finalplayed Tuesday at the El Campín de Bogotá stadium. The Cardinal team let the opportunity to go on the back, in a match that was closed, played and with few clear goal options.
At the end of the commitment, the Uruguayan coach Jorge Bava He spoke at a press conference. There he took stock of the result, explained the changes he made during the second half and referred to the possibilities his team to be crowned in the final match in Medellín.
About the differences regarding duel against millionaires In the semifinal home runs, Bava was clear: “The games are completely different, they have a similarity, both millionaires and the DIM and they are very good in counterattacks and transitions, perhaps to find the goals so early that time there was a change of the game, today it was not so. Every time the rival recovered, he did not let you press, that's what they are very good. But they are different games no matter how much they have some similarity. The DIM did not let us press and a very tight game was made, at times for one and times for another. ”
A movement that generated debate was the replacement of Harold Santiago Mosquera by Jeison Angulo. In this regard, the coach explained: “The idea was to continue maintaining the scheme closing the bands. We needed legs in favor to take advantage of the lanes of the lanes and had to make that decision. If I wanted to play with flyers outside, one had to leave, Harold was doing a good game and it was a matter of decisions no more. ”
Regarding the loss of possession and the united errors, Bava did not hide: “Our inefficiency, the field, by pressure exerted by the rival and yes, we had some loss of ball. The technical errors tried to give tools to improve them, but I do not fall much, I get more angry on the tactical. Yes it is true, there was some bad delivery, there were also good that could be goals. There are many factors, but yes, at times, as at times there were also good moves, circulations, triangulations. ”
Despite not having achieved victory, Bava highlighted the attitude of his team: “The team has been competitive and today was no exception. It was a very tight game like every final and more with a rival like DIM. He has always been competitive, attacking, defending, he has done well and that highlights the spirit of this team, resilient and that leaves us very happy. ”
On the final duel in Medellín, the coach avoided anticipating: “Tomorrow we will see, I do not hurry. We are going to see the game, they will be different games, it will be very disputed because it is final. The good thing about this is that they are close games, same rivals, same players and we will be able to adjust some issues. The idea is to go to compete the game in each of its phases of the game and you can analyze, but each game can leave differently. It leaves me calm as they read the game and apply what the party asks for at all times. ”
The decisive party between Independiente Medellín and Santa Fe will be the domingo at 6:00 p.m. at the Atanasio Girardot stadium.
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