[SPORT] Full cardboard for Santa Fe: triumph, leadership and record

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The team led by Hárold Rivera beat Once Caldas, who demanded it a lot.

Santa Fe vs. Once Caldas
The celebration of the first goal of Santa Fe, scored by Kelvin Osorio.

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Santa Fe owes a lot to its attack to be where it dawns this Wednesday, in first place in the league table. But this time, there is also enormous credit for goalkeeper Leandro Castellanos, who avoided a goal against at key moments of the match. The reds celebrate: they are leaders after the 2-0 against Once Caldas, which they left in 30 games if undefeated at home, equaling the best streak in their history, in 1998.

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In the last games you have to divide Santa Fe in two to be able to analyze his performance. From the middle back, something happens. The formation of the Reds could be recited by heart: Castellanos; Arboleda, Torijano, Palacios, Mosquera; Pico and Giraldo. But when a piece is missing, the absence of it is felt.

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Jeison Palacios has been out for three games. In his place was Miguel Nazarit, against Pasto and Envigado, and he did very badly, to the point that DT Hárold Rivera decided to gamble for Alejandro Moralez, from the house, from Bogotá, 19 years old.

The crack was partially covered. Very early, Once Caldas began to demand Leandro Castellanos, who was key with a triple save when the game was just beginning.

The other analysis of Santa Fe goes from the middle forward, where a triplet with very good results has been put together, between Sherman Cárdenas, Kelvin Osorio and Jhon Arias.

And one of them, Osorio, was in charge of putting his team ahead, with a formula that has been historic in the club but that he had not applied in recent presentations, the ball still. Cárdenas sent the ball into the area and Osorio sent it headfirst into Gerardo Ortiz's goal, in the 40th minute.

Santa Fe vs. Once Caldas
Kelvin Osorio's header for Santa Fe's first goal.

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Once Caldas, whose lack of definition has not allowed him to be higher in the table despite the fact that he does not play badly, he gave Santa Fe another scare starting the second half, when Moralez knocked down Marcelino Carreazo in the area. Clear penalty. There, Castellanos took all the experience out of him and stopped David Lemos from charging with the right foot.

Rivera, first, decided to refresh the team with the entry of Johan Caballero and Diego Valdés for Sherman and Ramos, and then he disarmed the offensive trident to put one more brand midfielder, Juan Pedroza.

The two options he took worked well for him: at 27 in the second stage, Valdés was supportive and, after a throw-in, sent a ball back, to the edge of the area, where Dairon Mosquera arrived to finish off with his left foot. Golazo.

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With 25 points and better goal difference than Equidad, Santa Fe lays down as the leader. And although he could lose that position this Wednesday, as he has already taken another very important step to ensure qualification.