Junior, heaven and hell

Junior’s defeat was surprising. Not because of the loss of the match against Tolima, but because of the way the match was lost. Big teams like Barranquilla cannot leave doubts and misunderstandings in every match. Junior goes from heaven to hell with an ease that, I think, has become a habit.

With ‘Bolillo’ the League started by losing two consecutive games, then they drew four times in a row, when Reyes arrived they won two in a row, then lost one and immediately after that they scored two goals and then lost two of the four. closing the calendar by winning four out of five, including three, the last, in a row.

And now, on the way out, he’s had a bad game. Neither the players, with the exception of Jefferson, nor Reyes’ decisions worked. Before Herazo’s goal, the goalkeeper had already saved three or four times.

Just after 17 minutes, Didier was reprimanded. Before the first half, Hómer was sent off the field, a bad decision by referee Delgado, either it was expulsion for him and Ríos del Tolima, or they received a yellow card.

The inclusion of Vélez for Bacca gave the feeling that they could have played with three men in the front line of the midfielders and been the attacking team, which they have always been, but with balance.

I say this because in these semi-finals you have to add the issue of goal difference, but also play with it.

I explain. Junior lost 1-0. You are a visitor. At home you have two games in a row. You play with 10 men. Make sure they don’t make you another one. But they not only made him a new one, but another one. Conclusion, Junior with 0 points and -2 in the goal difference, which would have been -3 without the penalty in favor at the end of the match.

Yes, it is true that this is not how it starts, but how it ends. But it started very badly…