This Sunday, matchday 19 of the BetPlay League round-robin was played. Eight simultaneous games (National-Tolima and Patriotas-Pasto had previously been played) ended the first phase of the Colombian championship. Now, only eight clubs remain in the race for the title, Well, although there were already several teams with a guaranteed ticket, During the afternoon/evening, those classified for the semi-final home runs were confirmed.
Once the date ended, the draw was held in which the groups were defined (2 zones of 4 clubs each). Besides, Dimayor announced when the next round of the Colombian tournament will begin and how it will be played, and when will be the grand final that defines the first champion of the year.
Atlético Bucaramanga, Deportes Tolima, Independiente Santa Fe, Deportivo Pereira, La Equidad, Millonarios, Junior and Once Caldas They are the clubs that will look for the star this semester. Independiente Medellín, despite beating Envigado as a visitor, was eliminated due to goal difference.
This is how the home runs will be played: Groups and rivals defined
Due to its victory against Alianza at home, Bucaramanga closed the round-robin phase at the top of the standings. Like Tolima (second), Rafael Dudamel’s team was seeded in the draw and will have a sporting advantage of the invisible point in the finals.
On the first date of the home runs, in Group A, Junior will receive Millonarios at the Metropolitan stadium; while Pereira will play against Atlético Bucaramanga at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas. In zone B, Santa Fe will face Tolima in El Campín and Once Caldas will face Equidad in Palogrande.
When do the semi-final home runs start?
The semi-final home runs will begin this week, between May 1 and 2. According to the calendar established by Dimayor, it will be defined which day the teams in Group A play and which day those in Group B play. The competition to find out the finalists will end between Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26.
When will the BetPlay League final be played?
According to the Major Division of Colombian professional soccer, The matches that will define the champion of the BetPlay I-2024 League will be played at the beginning of June. It should be remembered that the finalists will compete in a round-trip series.
“The Dimayor iinforms that in the interest of the correct development of the championship and in the constant search for the improvement of our product, the finals of the BetPlay League DIMAYOR I-2024 were defined as follows: The Final Ida will be held on June 2, while the Final Vuelta, where the first champion of the year will be defined, will take place on June 9 of the same month.”
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