Atlético Bucaramanga is the new champion of Colombian professional soccer after defeating Independiente Santa Fe at the El Campín stadium via penalties. After the final whistle that credited the ‘leopards’ as the new monarchs of Colombian football, the celebrations did not wait long.
Valledupar It was one of the cities where the Bumanguesa partisanship expressed its joy. In the houses, tobacconists and different places where they gathered to witness their team’s victory, the people of Santander showed that in the capital of Caesarea there were also reasons to celebrate.
“75 years without being a champion and today it is finally given to us!” It was one of the phrases that was heard the most not only in the land of Cacique Upar, but in every place in Colombia where there was an Atlético Bucaramanga fan celebrating his team’s feat.
CELEBRATION IN VALLEDUPAR
One of the busiest points every time the Atlético Bucaramanga It is the bar known as ‘El Pelú’, where on each date the ‘auriverde colony’ based in Valledupar met to witness the victories, draws and defeats during the campaign of those led by the Venezuelan coach Rafael Dudamel.
During the development of the grand final game, everything was tense, as the Santander team won the aggregate by two goals, but the Bogota team equalized the series by forcing a penalty shootout. game, when Aldair Quintana The decisive shot was saved, the haze of nerves cleared to give way to the collective joy of the Bumanguese fans.
REACTIONS OF THE FANS
Amidst the loud music, the hugs and the euphoric celebrations, Bucaramanga fans based in Valledupar They started the party after their team was proclaimed champion of Colombian professional soccer, in an event that will remain marked in the history of this sport.
“This is wonderful, the best thing that can happen to us, we have suffered, we have cried, this has no words… It is beautiful, we are happy to obtain the title after 75 years of waiting,” expressions like these were among the most said by the ‘bucaros’ fans in the middle of the excitement.
Now the challenge for the players of the Bumangués team will be to defend the title in the second half of the year and in 2025 they will have the possibility of playing the game once again. Libertadores Cup of America, tournament in which they have not appeared since the 1996/97 edition, in which they were part of Group 1 along with Deportivo Quito, Barcelona de Guayaquil and América de Cali.
BY: ROBERT CADAVID / EL PILÓN
