03:24 PM
There is little left until the new champion of the Betplay League. He Atlético Bucaramanga struck the first blow in the first leg, which was played last weekend at the Alfonso López stadium in the capital of Santander: they beat 1-0 Independent Santa Fe with a score from Antioquia forward Freddy Hinestroza.
In that duel, the Bumangueses, who are the team that has conceded the fewest goals so far in the first half of 2024, were incisive in attack (they kicked 17 times at the goal defended by Andrés Mosquera Marmmolejo), and they were solid in the defensive zone, which is one of their strengths.
The Bogota team, for their part, had more possession of the ball than their rival. (they finished the game with 53% in that item, while Bucaramanga appeared with the remaining 47%), but their players lacked effectiveness when defining.
With that advantage, the Santander team will reach the second leg, which will be played next Saturday June 15 at the El Campín stadium in Bogotá, starting at 7:30 pm Bucaramanga has a good record this semester in Bogotá territory. In the duel on the fourth date of the regular phase of the Betplay League, they beat Santa Fe 0-1. In the match they both played for the Colombia Cup, they tied 1-1.
With that, one might think that they are favorites to win and win the title. However, Santa Fe is a good venue and a team that is used to playing finals (they have 9 titles).
For this reason, in Telemedellín they asked Gemini, Google’s artificial intelligence, Who would be the champion of the Colombian League 2024-1?
This was his response: “both teams have had a fairly even history of confrontations, in the last 3 games, between them, 2 have ended tied. A close and contested match is expected, with both teams looking for victory. A draw is a likely outcome, as it has been the result in 2 of the last 3 games between them.”
According to the AI prediction, the champion will be Independiente Santa Fe and the game will be defined by a difference of just one goal. However, it is worth clarifying that this is just a forecast and on the field anything can happen.
