The first time is always special, the first time has no comparison. Atlético Bucaramanga was crowned champion of the BetPlay League for the first time in 75 years of history. The team led by Rafael Dudamel knew how to beat Independiente Santa Fe on penalties and managed to embroider the first star on its shield.
Santa Fe came back in the game (3-1), equalized the overall score (3-3) and forced penalties (5-6) where the good performance of Aldair Quintana (saving two penalties) and the poor finishing of Agustín Rodríguez and Julián Millán allowed the Santander team to win its first title in the country and join the other traditional clubs that are champions.
They decree civic for the first title
Bucaramanga is celebrating and of course, for the first time in history they know what it means to shout champions. As the mayor of the city, Jaime Andrés Beltrán, had announced before the grand final, The administration decreed Civic Day for this Monday, June 17 for “the celebration and commemoration of the achievement of the first title of the Atlético Bucaramanga professional soccer team.”
Days before he had announced that “as soon as we are champions, I will sign the civic day decree on Monday. They are asking me all week, but no, only on Monday” and, on this Saturday night, just an hour after finishing the penalty shootout, he announced on his X account that it was already a fact, “It has already been signed and declared next Monday, June 17, as a civic day in Bucaramanga. Let’s enjoy it because we deserve it.”
Howevernot everyone will be able to enjoy this measuresince the decree exempts from the shift public servants who, “due to their functions, must permanently fulfill special work schedules and shifts, as well as the personnel in charge of those contractual processes that must be carried out without a solution of continuity, which will continue according to previously established schedules.”
The decree was signed by the mayor in charge, Gildardo Rayo Rincón, because Jaime Beltrán was at the Nemesio Camacho El Campín stadium enjoying the final with the mayor of Bogotá, Carlos Fernando Galán.
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