Four consecutive defeats do not leave much room for polite debate. They leave a club staring at the same blunt truth every time the team sheet drops: something is not working, and something has to change. For Independiente Medellín, the immediate problem is obvious enough. Before Sunday’s 6:10 p. m. meeting with Alianza at the Atanasio Girardot, Amaranto Perea still has not settled the one question that should have been nailed down long ago: whether Éder Chaux or Salvador Ichazo gets the gloves.
That uncertainty matters because Medellín cannot keep living off rotation and hoping the next selection finally produces stability. The team has already been forced to alternate between Chaux and Ichazo in goal, and the numbers only underline the concern. Chaux has nine matches, two clean sheets and 11 goals conceded. Ichazo has seven matches, two clean sheets and 13 goals conceded. Neither profile screams certainty. Neither profile has solved the problem.
The issue is bigger than one position
This is not just a goalkeeper debate for the sake of it. Medellín are trying to stay among the top eight, and that makes every defensive wobble more expensive. A side with four straight defeats does not have the luxury of carrying uncertainty into such a delicate stretch. The goalkeeper decision is not a minor detail tucked away in the margin; it is a symbol of a wider defensive instability that has already left the Poderoso with a negative goal difference.
That is what makes this so uncomfortable. If one goalkeeper had clearly seized the spot, the conversation would be over. If one had produced a run strong enough to settle the back line, there would be no need for suspense. Instead, Amaranto Perea is still weighing up Chaux and Salvador Ichazo in a match that carries real consequence for Medellín’s season. That is not a sign of depth. It is a sign of a problem that has yet to be properly solved.
Alianza will not care about the internal debate. They will care about whether Medellín can finally defend with conviction, whether the home side can end the drift, and whether the pressure of four defeats has now become the atmosphere around the club. For Perea, the choice before Sunday is simple only on the surface. He needs a goalkeeper who can do more than just occupy the shirt. He needs one who can help restore some order. Right now, that remains very much up for debate.
