On Wednesday, the third matchday of the Colombian Liga’s Torneo Finalización knockout stage, Atletico Junior goes to play Once Caldas at Palogrande Stadium in Manizales.
The Tiburones enter this match in desperate need of points to recover the top spot in Group B after losing to Deportes Tolima away at the Manuel Murillo Toro Stadium.
After a victory over Atlético Junior and a draw with Once Caldas, the red and white team is now in second place with three points, behind Tolima, who has four.
On matchday 18 of the regular season, the squad, led by César Farías, recently drew with ‘Blanco Blanco’ at Palogrande Stadium. This semester, they have had difficulty in high-altitude games.
Luis ‘Cariaco’ González will replace Andrés Colorado, who was removed from the Barranquilla team owing to a string of yellow cards, amid a number of changes for the match at Manizales.After the loss at Ibagué, coach César Farías told reporters that the team is evenly matched and that they must do better if they want to win.
