Caceda’s save to avoid Velasco’s goal in Melgar vs. Sports Cali | VIDEO

A hand in hand had Caceda and Velasco in the UNSA of Arequipa. The clearest possibility of Deportivo Cali who failed to score against Melgar in the match played for the second leg of the 2022 Copa Sudamericana.

The actions began at 32 minutes of the first half. A quick counterattack by the ‘Azucarero’ caught the ‘red and black’ defense off guard. It was Yoni Gonzalez who drove the ball through midfield and gave it to Kevin Velasco, who ran solo towards the goal.

However, when everything seemed to indicate that Deportivo Cali scored 1-0, the national goalkeeper, Carlos Cáceda, appeared to beat the Colombian winger one-on-one and avoid the first goal of the night at the Arequipa venue.

Melgar vs. Deportivo Cali: the preview

Melgar will try to go all out to ensure the result in favor at home, after having the general result 0-0. This time, the team will have the captain and leader of the red and black cast, Bernardo Cuesta, who was absent in the first leg due to an accumulation of yellow cards.

However, for this commitment Horacio Orzán will not be counted on, after being injured in the clash against Alianza Atlético, for the last day of the Apertura. Despite this, Néstor Lorenzo would already have foreseen the changes that he would apply in the midfield, with Archimbaud or Tandazo, accompanying Arias and Pérez Guedes.

In the case of Deportivo Cali, it has not had the semester that was expected for this season. In the first part of the year, of the 20 games he played in the Colombian league, he got four wins, six draws and ten losses, finishing 19th in the standings with 18 points.