2023-12-12 03:00:00
Two saves that might be worth a championship for Junior were those made by the Uruguayan James Mele when Medellín pushed from the start of the second half to get the tie.
In the first, in a head-to-head with Daniel Londono, Mele avoided the equality of the ‘Popoderoso’ by rejecting with his left leg and, in the second, he flew in a spectacular way to send a header from Diego Moreno. Both were valid for the Dimayor chose him as the best player of the match.
In those two actions, Mele was once once more decisive for Junior, as in that maximum penalty that saved him from Marco Perez, in the final minutes of the match once morest Golden Eagles, in Barranquilla, or in the saves once morest this same team in the return game in Rionegro.
At the goal, Mele has become a pillar for Junior, who saves in the moments when his team needs him most. Yeah Carlos Bacca He has been influential with his goals, Mele has been influential with the goals he has prevented and they have led the red and white team to play in the final and be close to the title.
“It was important to start winning at home, it is impressive when we are all aligned in the same interest, I said.But to the players, the group, officials, leaders and people, we are much more than eleven, and today it was felt. I think that whoever does things best in these next three days is going to be the champion,” Mele told Win Sports at the end of the match once morest Medellín.
“We have to take responsibility for the mistakes we are making, I trust that the team will improve in those few days and we will look for everything in Medellín,” he added.
Of the two almost impossible goals that he avoided, the Uruguayan acknowledged that the most difficult was Londoño’s, which he scored with his foot. “I cramped all over there,” he stated.
Mele was given the enormous challenge of becoming the heir to a legend like Sebastian Viera, who for 12 years was the guardian of Junior’s bow, conquering tthree League titles, two Cup and two Super League titles.
There is still a long way to go to match him with Viera, since he is just beginning to make his way with Junior, but there is no doubt that he is a reliable goalkeeper who responds in crucial moments, such as in the first game of the final once morest Medellín.
Another favorable aspect that Mele is beginning to show is his leadership. He has been seen before games in the locker room haranguing and encouraging his teammates to leave every last drop of sweat on the field.
He was also seen when he approached Emmanuel Olivera to lift him following the mistake that the Argentine defender made once morest Tolima.
Mele is going to be vital in Junior’s intention to maintain the difference in Wednesday’s game in Medellín. There he will have the opportunity to take his first Olympic lap with Junior and begin to write his own story, as Viera began in 2011, in Manizales.
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