Independiente Medellín suffered its second defeat in the Betplay League, this time by a score of 2-1 against Tolima at the Manuel Murillo Toro stadium in Ibagué. The other fall had been against Junior (1-0) on the first date, also as a visitor.
For the commitment of the fifth day, this Sunday, the red team presented several youths on the starting list, who were surpassed by the experienced pijaos. These opened the board at 32 minutes after the goal of the steering wheel Anderson Silver.
In the previous action there was a hand of the ex-red Juan Fernando Caicedo placeholder image, but the referee Éder Vergara, from Córdoba, accepted the concept of his VAR colleagues and validated the annotation. One more fact in the controversial decisions that have been taken since this technology is applied in the country.
In the complementary stage, Bolillo Gómez tried to rebuild the game and sent to the court Javier Reina, Roberto Harrys Y Agustín Vuletich, usual initialists, but when they were achieving it, their cast received the 2-0 through the Jaminton Campaz, at 61 minutes, after a Silver pass.
That goal affected the scarlets too much, who looked confused on the court and only achieved the discount at 87 minutes with the Argentine Vuletich (third goal in the League), who executed a penalty after a hand that the VAR called to the central judge.
However, time ran out and although the paisas ended up with one more man for the expulsion of William Parra, due to a foul on Reina, they did not reach parity.
These same opponents will meet again next Thursday at Atanasio Girardot, this time for the final of the Betplay Cup.
At a press conference, strategist Bolillo Gómez highlighted the quality of the rival and acknowledged that he gave priority to the duel that follows. “We brought a team that we have not worked hard, but that has a certain idea of what we are looking for, and dedicated itself to comply tactically, without many attack alternatives.”
He added that in the second half they let go and was happy because some boys, with little experience, did interesting things in their task of consolidating in the group