Envigado suffered a heavy defeat, losing 4-0 at home in the Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar on Thursday, as América de Cali showcased a ruthless offensive performance.
The victory for coach Jorge da Silva’s team was the result of goals from Rodrigo Holgado, Jader Quiñónes, Cristian Barrios, and Adrián Ramos. Holgado opened the scoring in the 15th minute with a penalty kick. The VAR had intervened, awarding the penalty after Luis DÃaz was penalized for a handball. Holgado confidently finished in the top right corner.
América didn’t wait long to extend their lead further. In the 30th minute, Quiñónes scored after evading the goalkeeper, who was able to get a touch on the ball but couldn’t keep it out. By the 73rd minute, Barrios added another goal, capitalizing on an assist from defender Yerson Candelo to make it 3-0.
In stoppage time, Josen Escobar set up Ramos, who sealed the match with a fourth goal, despite another attempt by the goalie to stop it. For Envigado, Bayron Garcés will regret not converting a significant opportunity during the match.
With this win, América continues a strong streak against Envigado, remaining unbeaten in their last six encounters with three victories and three draws.
Did you know that América has earned six points (two wins, zero draws, one loss) out of nine possible since Jorge da Silva took charge on July 16?
A memorable highlight of the match was Ramos reaching a personal milestone of 50 goals across all competitions for América.
América de Cali is currently second in the standings of the Clausura, having six points from three matches. They are on a five-match unbeaten streak at home in the league, which began against Alianza on March 9. In contrast, Envigado is struggling, with no wins in their last six away games (zero wins, one draw, five losses), placing them 13th with just three points.
In scoring stats, Holgado has reached eight goals this league season and is now the team’s top scorer, while Quiñónes recorded his first league goal of the season in his 16th appearance. Goalkeeper Joel Graterol achieved a clean sheet for the seventh time in 20 appearances this season.
In injury news, no player left the field due to injury, and there were no decisions overturned by VAR during the match.
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