Atlético Bucaramanga, champion of the BetPlay League 2024-l
Photo: Mauricio Alvarado Lozada
Historic night! Atlético Bucaramanga became champion of the BetPlay 2024-I League and achieved its first star in Colombian soccer after 75 years.
Despite the fact that the cardinal team won 3-2 in the second leg, which equalized the aggregate score at 3-3 and sentenced the shots from the penalty spot, Venezuelan Rafael Dudamel’s team managed to win 6-5 in the penalties in El Campín in Bogotá.
With this result, Bucaramanga qualified for the 2025 Copa Libertadores and made the Santander capital celebrate, which will have a civic day on Monday for the achievement.
In the penalty shootout, Daniel Mosquera, Carlos Henao, Joider Micolta, Jefferson Mena, Aldair Zárate and Fabry Castro scored for Bucaramanga and Venezuelan Leonardo Flores missed.
Francisco Chaverra, the Argentine Marcelo Ortiz, Elvis Perlaza, Hugo Rodallega and Juan Pablo Zuluaga converted for Santa Fe and the Uruguayan Agustín Rodríguez and Julián Millán failed.
Deserved title for Bucaramanga, which finished in first position, with 38 points, in the All against All and survived the home runs with eight points. The leopards benefited from the invisible point and a “little hand” from Millonarios, who beat Junior 2-0.
