América de Cali Debuts in Copa Betplay with Graterol's Return

América de Cali faces Tigres FC in the first leg of the Copa Betplay playoffs. Coach Gabriel Raimondi confirmed that Joel Graterol will start in goal after recovering from a ruptured patellar tendon. Several players are unavailable due to injuries, including Jhon Murillo (muscle issues), Rodrigo Holgado (calf), Yerson Candelo, and Éder Álvarez Balanta. This leads to opportunities for players who have had limited playing time this season, such as Andrés Mosquera, Kener González, Luis Paz and Ómar Bertel. The match will be played behind closed doors due to sanctions imposed by Dimayor. América de Cali eliminated Bahia in Copa Sudamericana and also won their first game in Liga Betplay against Águilas Doradas.

The game is scheduled for Tuesday night at Estadio Pascual Guerrero. The team will then travel to Bogotá to face Santa Fe in the Liga BetPlay. Raimondi emphasized the importance of Copa Betplay, saying they will approach the match with the same responsibility as their Copa Sudamericana games. Kener González and Tilman Palacios are among the youth players included in the squad.

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Joel Graterol will start in goal.

Jhon Murillo, Rodrigo Holgado, Yerson Candelo and Éder Álvarez Balanta are injured.

América de Cali is serving a five-match suspension imposed by Dimayor.

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