Balonazos Editorial.- Rafael Dudamel Champion in Colombian soccer for the second time in his career as a soccer coach. This Saturday he led to glory after 75 years without achieving a title Atlético Bucaramanga.
The leopard team defeated Independiente Santa Fe on penalties in Bogotá’s El Campin itself. With an impressive party atmosphere, the success was for the visitors who came to the legendary stadium in smaller numbers.
This was the second title for Dudamel and the Venezuelan technical group that accompanied him. Before they managed to win with Deportivo Cali, a club that had fallen into decline due to financial problems, but with a great history of success.
Now he manages to fill himself with glory with a modest team that has never before been able to win a Tournament or Cup. In his 75 years participating in Colombian professional soccer he had never played in a final in the first division.
He arrived at the beginning of this year to the Bucaro team accompanied by Marcos Matías, Joseph Cañas and Rodrigo Piñón to lead the coaching staff. He put together the squad with which he was able to hire a team with a modest budget.
In the regular phase they finished in first place, although tied with Deportes Tolima with 38 points. In total they won 11 games, tied 5 and only lost 3 games. He scored 24 goals and only conceded 10, making him the team with the fewest goals scored in the tournament.
In the home runs he had a balance of 2 wins, 2 tied and 2 lost. The 4 teams finished tied with 8 points, but having placed first in the initial phase they were awarded an “invisible” point that allowed them to qualify for the final.
In this final series they faced a favorite team to win, Santa Fe, due to what was shown in the home run. However, the team knew how to move forward and Rafael Dudamel became Betplay League Champion for the second time.
In addition to the title, it gave him the first pass to a Copa Libertadores de América.
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