**Cali's rolling hot and Valledupar's living on thin ice** — home side is unbeaten in five while the visitors just got hammered 4-1 by Santa Fe. This should get spicy. ⚽

Cali are clicking, fresh off a 3-0 demolition at home. Valledupar won their last two but that Santa Fe loss exposed some real fragility in their defence. The visitors will need to stay compact and hit on the break.

Key storylines:

- **Deportivo Cali's** front pairing of **J. Dinenno** and **S. Rodríguez** have been lethal; Valledupar's backline is vulnerable after that recent shellacking
- **A. Rodríguez** in goal will face serious pressure early with Cali's midfield (especially **E. Bello** and **D. Giraldo**) controlling the tempo
- Valledupar's **F. Pardo** and **D. Quiñones** need to create something in the final third, but Cali's defensive shape under **E. Velasco** and **J. Caldera** looks solid

Expected lineups:

- **Deportivo Cali**: A. Rodríguez, E. Velasco, J. Caldera, F. Álvarez, L. Chaverra Renteria, J. Martínez, E. Bello, D. Giraldo, F. Viáfara, S. Rodríguez, J. Dinenno
- **Alianza Valledupar FC**: E. Beltrán, J. Lasso, J. Viveros, J. Figueroa, I. Alba, J. Castillo, W. Fernández, J. Muñoz, D. Quiñones, F. Pardo, C. Vergara

Prediction:

**Cali 2–0 Valledupar** — the home form is too sharp and the visitors are still rattled.