Preview: América visits Águilas Doradas on Matchday 1 of the 2024-II Betplay League

This Tuesday, July 16, América de Cali begins a new journey in the Betplay League 2024-II in search of achieving the objectives set for this second semester under the guidance of the technical director and icon, Jorge "Polilla" Da Silva.

In a press conference, our strategist referred to the first commitment of the League where the Scarlet team will visit Golden Eagles.

"We've been working for two months now, naturally a football player likes to compete, to play, we missed that, we're eager for the tournament to start," said the Uruguayan.

"We've worked on every aspect: the physical, the footballing, the emotional, the mental. We have to be aware that we're on a very big team that has to be a contender, and that's why we need players with a winning mentality. We hope that will be evident on the pitch. We're going to Medellín with every intention of winning the match," the coach added.

He also spoke about the preseason friendlies: "We had some positive aspects and others that we need to keep improving. It's true that we played with three defenders in the friendlies; the team looked organized and very disciplined tactically. Perhaps we need to improve our attacking play much more. We lacked a bit more creativity and composure on the ball. I think from midfield forward we have very good players with whom we can create many scoring opportunities."

Luis Felipe Gómez will not be available for this match, as he has not yet recovered from the muscle tear he suffered in the friendly in Ecuador. Similarly, our captain, Adrián Ramos, is in the rehabilitation phase following a rotational injury to his right knee.

Meanwhile, new additions Éder Álvarez Balanta and Duván Vergara are getting up to speed with the team.

The match against Águilas Doradas will be this Tuesday, July 16th at 6:10 pm at the Alberto Grisales stadium in Rionegro.

Watch the full press conference here: