Julián Andrés Santa
The team with the best performance throughout February in the Colombian League has been Deportivo Pereira. Matecaña has 100% effectiveness with five victories in the same number of games played this month, which allows it to consolidate itself in the first two places in the table and generates all the motivation for the team and coaching staff to continue making history.
They are going for their sixth victory
This is how today starting at 8:30 at night, the rojiamarillos receive the visit of Junior de Barranquilla at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium in a duel valid for the ninth date of the first semester of the national championship. Those led by Leonel Álvarez, who continues to pay the extensive penalty from Dimayor, continue from the technical line with assistant Rubén Darío Bedoya and will seek tonight the sixth consecutive victory, something that would be unprecedented in the entire history of the institution in its 80 years, taking into account its participation in the first division.
Full stadium expected
The fans of Deportivo Pereira do not change for anyone and live a great present with the team, the best at the local level after obtaining the star in the second half of 2022. For tonight, a full house is expected at the Hernán Ramírez stadium Villegas, a stage that during 2024 has had an average of 14 thousand spectators per game, despite the fact that two of them were at 4 p.m. on weekdays.
This is how the rival arrives
Unlike Deportivo Pereira, Junior has gone from strength to strength this season. Those led by Arturo Reyes arrive at the capital of Risaralda with three defeats in a row: 0-2 against Fortaleza in Bogotá; 0-1 in Barranquilla against Tolima and recently lost in the Colombian capital against Santa Fe 3-0. That is to say that apart from the three falls, also in these last games they did not score a goal and conceded six. Their last victory in this league was on February 8 with a 2-0 result against Deportivo Pasto.
Good memory at home against Junior
Without a doubt, one of the recent matches that the Matecañas fans recover the most from is the 2022 home runs where those led by Alejandro Restrepo achieved an agonizing 4-3 victory with a goal from Jhonny Vásquez in the 99th minute, adding three points. vital for the beginning of what would be the dream come true to later become champions.
The last one was won by Junior
The most recent confrontation between Matecañas and Tiburones took place on October 25 of last year with a 0-2 victory for the Barranquilleros. The goals that day were scored by Carlos Bacca and Andrés Rodríguez.
Darwin and his good streak against Junior
Carlos Darwin Quintero has two goals in the league after his return to Deportivo Pereira. The goal scientist will face Junior again after what he did in 2008, where it was one of the teams that scored the most, with the addition of the importance of the goals, first in the hand-to-hand fight between the two clubs to avoid the relegation and then they met again in the home runs at the end of the year. Now, the 36-year-old from Tumaque continues to make new fans of the team fall in love with him as he did 16 years ago and generally delight with his magic and intelligence of the game.
Given:
Deportivo Pereira will have two games in a row at home: today against Junior and next Saturday hosting América de Cali.