The round of 16 of the Copa Colombia begins with Cali, Millonarios and Nacional among the participants

In this phase are the teams that qualified in 2022 for the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana

MANIZALES. 16 de febrero de 2021. Once Caldas perdió 0-1 con Atlético Nacional en el estadio Palogrande de Manizales, en juego válido por la séptima fecha de la Liga BetPlay 2021. (Cortesía Dimayor)

This Wednesday, April 20, the BetPlay League will have a break to accommodate the matches of the fourth phase of the Dimayor BetPlay Cup. At this stage of the tournament were joined by the teams that played or are in competition in the international Conmebol tournaments and one of the best qualified in the reclassification.

The most outstanding match will be between Atlético Nacional and Once Caldas, finalists in the 2018 edition that was won by the 'purdolaga' team, and the only two teams that won the Copa Libertadores in Colombia. Another of the matches that raised expectations was that of Deportivo Cali vs Fortaleza due to the crossing of messages on Twitter between the clubs. Other big clubs in the country that will be played will be Junior FC vs Independiente Santa Fe, who advanced from the third phase of the championship after defeating Deportivo Pasto. For this meeting, the visiting fans were allowed to enter, so it is estimated that there will be at least 150 cardinals at the Metropolitano Stadium in Barranquilla.

The match that will start the day will be that of Independiente Medellín vs Tigres, which was rescheduled for 3:00 in the afternoon and thus prevent the bar of the 'powerful' team from crossing with those of Atlético Nacional who will play at 8:15 in the same stadium. the security, comfort and coexistence table, articulated with the Metropolitan Police, will have 1,200 uniformed personnel for both commitments in which it was made clear in turn that for the powerful clash only the northern and western stands were enabled, while for the background meeting full capacity will be available.

While the last first leg of this phase will be between Millonarios vs Jaguares de Córdoba at the Nemesio Camacho El Campín stadium, on Thursday, April 21. This match will be televised on Win+. Alberto Gamero will have the absence of Stiven Vega, Elvis Perlaza and Andrés Felipe Román, all due to injury.

The return of these commitments will be held on May 11. As far as the quarterfinal phase is concerned, the winner of key 1 will face the winner of key 2; likewise it will happen with keys 3 and 4; as well as 5 and 6, and 7 and 8, ahead of the road to the title that also grants a quota to the 2023 Copa Libertadores.

Complete schedule of the fourth phase of the Copa Colombia

April 20th

Independiente Medellin vs Tigres FC

Hora: 3:00 pm

Stadium: Atanasio Girardot

Television: Win

America de Cali vs Union Magdalena

Hora: 3:30 PM

Stadium: Pascual Guerrero

Television: Win+

La Equidad vs Atletico Bucaramanga

Hora: 4:00 PM

Stadium: Metropolitan Roof

Junior FC vs Independiente Santa Fe

Hora: 6:00 PM

Stadium: Metropolitano

Television: Win+

Sports Tolima vs Deportivo Pereira

Hora: 7:30 PM

Stadium: Manuel Murillo Toro

Atletico Nacional vs Once Caldas DAF

Hora: 8:15 pm

Stadium: Atanasio Girardot

Television: Win+

Cali vs Fortaleza CEIF

Hora: 8:15 PM

Stadium: Deportivo Cal

April 21

Millionarios FC vs Jaguares FC

Hora: 8:00 PM

Stadium: El Campin

Television: Win+

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