2024-03-06 04:07:06
The key was defined by penalties: the powerful one is the first Colombian classified and the pijao suffers.
This Tuesday, Independiente Medellín became the first Colombian team to qualify for the group stage of the 2024 Copa Sudamericana, following eliminating Deportes Tolima in a series of penalties.
After drawing 0-0 in the regular match, the classification was defined in the round of collections from the white point: there the DIM won 2-4 in Ibagué, as Steven Lucumí sent his collection to the crossbar and Junior Hernández missed to save Eder Chaux.
It was a vibrant match, with two teams willing to play in the final proposed by the new format. Medellín had personality and tried to impose itself in the midfield, but as the minutes passed, it was Tolima who took center stage.
Thus, the pijao began to arrive with quick transitions in attack, but he did not have the clarity to define at least one of his appearances in the powerful area.
In addition, Eder Chaux made a couple of crucial saves to keep the DIM goal scoreless.
The truth is that the match was full of desire, with steps in both areas, but technically deficient when it came to making the final decision. Thus, 0-0 was the seal of the 90 minutes and the match was decided on penalties.
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