In his debut he will have to play against Millonarios in the inaugural match that has been repeated on four different occasions throughout the history of the FPC.
In the BetPlay Dimayor League draw, Unión Magdalena will have a challenging start, in its first four games, it will face rivals of the caliber of Millonarios, Llaneros, Junior and Medellín. The Samaria squad, which is still being strengthened in the transfer market, must be prepared for these tough commitments.
Those led by Jorge Luis Pinto are preparing their challenges that will frame their continuity in the highest category, starting at home in Santa Marta against Millonarios, the banana squad must get its first three points to start on the right foot. right’ the championship; From there he must travel to the territory of Villavicencio to repeat one of the most recurring duels in the second division, which will be against Llaneros del Meta, the squad with which he was promoted last season.
Likewise, on the third date of Colombian football Unión must face its classic rival Junior de Barranquilla in the ‘Sierra Nevada’ of Santa Marta, this match that It may be a different derby given that the rumor of the possible signing of James in the ‘Tiburón’ squad, in the absence of confirmation of the date, Unión hopes to have category reinforcements to compete against the ten of the Colombian National Team.
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Medellín ‘a thorn’ that must be removed
The fourth date is against one of the most complex rivals in Colombian Soccer, who has played more than three games and Unión does not know what it is like to beat them in the last two games. When the banana team played in the first division, DIM took advantage of the weakness of the group that at that time was led by Claudio Rodriguez and Harold Rivera.
In turn, the fifth and sixth date will be against La Equidad and Deportivo Pasto, the first match will be at home and the next will be away, at the home of the Pastuso team. For this match, Unión will have to try to score some points as a visitor, for hold on and aspire to the top eight of the championship.
On the seventh date, Unión will host Deportivo Cali, a match with many nuances after what was presented, in the previous match where the alleged betting irregularities were evident that changed the course of the banana team, having spent two years of That match, Unión will look for ‘revenge’ against a direct competitor in the relegation table.
Alianza de Valledupar, another of the clubs that has not had any type of relevance in the A championship, will be the rival to beat on the eighth date of the local championship, where Armando Maestre Pavajeau must visit. For its part, in the ninth Union it will host Boyacá Chicó, a rival to beat to improve the average in the relegation table.
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Classics date
On date 10, called the classics, Unión Magdalena will visit Junior de Barranquilla at the ‘Estadio Metropolitano Meléndez’, where they will once again have to face their classic rival, whom they have not visited for two years in their last 7-1 defeat, the squad banana company will seek to become stronger with its troops to achieve this result, which will allow it to fight for a place in the home runs.
In the history between Junior and Unión Magdalena, the Barranquilla squad has imposed 92 times against the ‘Ciclón’, which with its 52 victories is far from reaching its rival, in this match there have also been 64 draws in all history.
Due to the calendar on matchday 11, 12 and 13, the eleventh banana team will have three complex matches against Independiente Santa Fe, at home, Atlético Nacional in condition of visitor and receiving Deportivo Pereira in Santa Marta. This triple crossing will challenge the Samarian collective, which will seek to bring out its best version.
On days 14, 15 and 16 of the championship, those led by strategist Jorge Luis Pinto Afanador, will have a match against one of the champions in the previous semester, Águilas Doradas directed by an old acquaintance such as Pedro Javier De Pablos, former coach of Llaneros, in his visit to ‘Alberto Grisales’, the eleventh banana player, must be careful against this group that has always been characterized by its strength of premises and its good condition physical.
In subsequent duels, Unión will host Bucaramanga, a match in which the Samarios will try to prevail against ‘Leopardo’, then in their visit against Envigado, rival in the position of relegation, they will have to do the same to win no matter what and send the ‘hero quarry’ to the bottom of the relegation table.
Finally, due to the latest commitments, the Samaria squad will have to play against Once Caldas in Santa Marta, where the championship scorer Dayro Moreno is located. On matchday 18, it will have to visit the Murillo Toro stadium of Deportes Tolima, then the eleventh banana team will receive to América de Cali on the penultimate date of the first division tournament and must close against Fortaleza, as a visitor at the De Cota Municipal Stadium.
THE DATA
Given this scenario, next season’s relegation table would have the newly promoted team in 19th place without units. This would put the obligation on both teams to add points to increase their average and stay in the first division. The next in the table would be Envigado; The ‘hero quarry’ has an average of 0.79, a product of 78 games and 62 units in 18th place. While Boyacá Chicó would be in 17th place with a total average of 1.05.
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How will the ticket office be?
In the absence of official communication on ticket sales policies, a marginal increase in ticket prices is presumed for the next matches of the banana team. Currently, the fans of the banana team are waiting for an official publication from of the Board of Directors of Unión Magdalena, headed by its manager Orlando Zuñiga and President Alberto Mario Garzón Wilches.
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