"We have four decisive matches and one clear objective: to qualify": David González in the lead-up to the match against Junior

This Friday, October 24, 2025, América de Cali hosts Junior de Barranquilla in the match corresponding to date 17 of the BetPlay League 2025-II.

Recently, the team led by David González eliminated the Barranquilla team in penalties, sealing their qualification to the semifinals of the 2025 BetPlay Cup.

Prior to this match in the final stretch of the round-robin tournament, our technical director David González and goalkeeper Jorge Soto spoke to the media in Cascajal.

“It will be a different match, a different atmosphere; the game will be very different because of the context. In the Cup, we played the match knowing there would be another one to change things, but in this one, it's just one game. We know we're playing for three points; for us, it's going to be a final. We hope to have the support of our fans,” the goalkeeper said.

David González also referred to this meeting: “It’s been a week where we’ve had more content compared to previous weeks. We have a clear objective. Among the main changes is the absence of Josen Escobar due to accumulated yellow cards. Joel Romero, Kener González, and José Cavadía have returned and will surely start to be part of the group. We hope to continue pursuing our goal. We have four decisive matches and one clear objective: to qualify,” stated our coach.

Another change for this match is the absence of Jhon Murillo , who underwent surgery on the big toe of his right foot. The player will begin rehabilitation.

The match between the Scarlet team and the Shark team will begin at 8:10 pm at the Francisco Rivera Escobar stadium.