Matchday 9 of Colombian soccer will be played this weekend and has an interesting fight between the teams that want to enter the top eight to advance to the finals.
Millonarios has maintained the lead and already has a greater advantage, getting closer to the finals, and against Cortuluá they will have a not very difficult match.
Unión Magdalena comes from drawing in a tough match against Nacional in Santa Marta and will have to beat Deportivo Cali, last, if they want to continue in second place and get out of relegation.
Deportivo Pasto continues to surprise and has remained among the top places. If they want to continue doing so, they have to defeat Alianza Petrolera, eighth, and in the last spot for the finals.
Once Caldas lost in their last game and they can’t afford to do it again, that’s why against America, a team that is on the rise, they will have to show their best repertoire.
Colombia Dimayor Betplay Matchday 9: Cortuluá vs. Millonarios
When: Sunday, August 28 at 05:05 pm ET
Moneyline odds: Cortuluá +360 / Millonarios -125 (Source: MyBookie.ag)
Draw Offs: +235
Where Can I Watch? Win Sports Online
Very bad tournament for Cortuluá, who seems to be not going to be saved and will be relegated at the end of the year. They are penultimate in both, the tournament table and the relegation table, and lost the last 3 against Patriotas (3-0), Alianza Petrolera (0-2), and Pereira (2-1), 3 of the teams that are direct rivals in this fight and are already making a difference.
Millonarios is quite the opposite since it has been first in the table for the whole year and in the championship, with a difference of 4 points over the second and getting closer to qualifying for the Torneo Finalización finals. However, this is where it has to come out as a champion, something it has not been able to achieve. It is, together with América, the only undefeated team in the tournament and has just qualified for the semifinals of the Copa Colombia.
Cortuluá vs. Millonarios Betting Pick: Millonarios
Colombia Dimayor Betplay Matchday 9: Deportivo Cali vs. Unión Magdalena
When: Monday, August 29 at 9:05 pm ET
Moneyline odds: Deportivo Cali -103 / Unión Magdalena +300 (Source: MyBookie.ag)
Draw Offs: +220
Where Can I Watch? Win Sports Online
Deportivo Cali wants to forget this year. If the relegation was not by average but the worst of the year, surely they would be ready to go to the Second Division. They are last and the only team that has not been able to win in the entire tournament. They just tied 4-4 with Alianza Petrolera in an incredible match, with a penalty goal at minute 90+7, but they lost Teófilo Gutiérrez due to injury.
Unión Magdalena had a change from heaven to earth about the last semester, where they were last, and in part, it has been thanks to the return of Ricardo Márquez. The striker has scored 5 goals and in the 2 games that he was absent due to injury, his absence was noted, is the only 2 that they have lost. They continue to add important points and dream of saving themselves from relegation. A victory this weekend would take them out of the red zone. In addition, they have just qualified for the semifinals of the Colombia Cup where they will face their classic rival, Junior.
Deportivo Cali vs. Unión Magdalena Betting Pick: Unión Magdalena
Colombia Dimayor Betplay Matchday 9: Alianza Petrolera vs. Deportivo Pasto
When: Saturday, August 27 at 6:45 pm ET
Moneyline odds: Alianza Petrolera -103 / Deportivo Pasto +300 (Source: MyBookie.ag)
Draw Offs: +220
Where Can I Watch? Win Sports Online
Alianza Petrolera is on the thin red line on two fronts: on the one hand, it is eighth, occupying the last position that goes to the finals; on the other, they are safe from relegation, but it should not be neglected because a bad streak and they could fall to the last two places in the average table, those where nobody wants to be.
Pasto is coming off a very important victory against Once Caldas, who had not lost in the tournament, by 2-0 and is third with 13 points. The Volcanic team could not count in the last game with its best player, Mariano Vázquez, who has a muscle injury in his left adductor, and it hopes he can play this weekend.
Alianza Petrolera vs. Deportivo Pasto Betting Pick: Deportivo Pasto
Colombia Dimayor Betplay Matchday 9: Once Caldas vs. América de Cali
When: Friday, August 26 at 08:30 pm ET
Moneyline odds: Once Caldas +128 / América de Cali +235 (Source: MyBookie.ag)
Draw Offs: +200
Where Can I Watch? Win Sports Online
Once Caldas has just lost their first match of the tournament when they fell to Deportivo Pasto (2-0) but they are still in a very good position. However, a defeat in the next game could take them out of the group of 8 if combined with other results. One of the keys of the team has been the defensive order and Ayron del Valle since the striker has 6 goals and is the tournament’s top scorer.
America got a very important victory at home against Junior (2-1) that left them very close to entering at eight. The Red Devils have two games less and, together with Millonarios are the only undefeated, although in this case, most have been draws and only 2 wins. If they won this Friday they would enter the group of eight for the first time.
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