The president of the cardinal team has done everything to win the League title, but it has been elusive.
Eduardo Méndez, president of Santa Fe.
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Futbolred Editorial
June 16, 2024, 01:25 a.m. m.
Independiente Santa Fe lost this Saturday, June 15, the final of the BetPlay I-2024 League, despite defeating Atlético Bucaramanga 3-2 in the 90 minutes, but the leopard won the penalty shootout series and obtained its first star at the El Campín stadium.
Once again the title got out of hand for the cardinal. In fact, he completed three lost League finals: in 2017 he fell to Millonarios, in 2020 against América, and now in 2024-I against Bucaramanga.
However, the saddest in Santa Fe could be president Eduardo Méndez, manager of the team’s change by hiring coach Pablo Peirano, and who made it possible to put together a competitive team again for 2024.
The leader, who is completing his second cycle at the head of the Bogotá club, has a sad history that frustrates his dream of being a champion.
It is not the first final that Méndez loses as president of Santa Fe: there are already three disappointments in the Colombian League, coming so close to being able to consecrate his management with a star.
And efforts have not been lacking; In 2005, for example, he returned the cardinal to the first places, recovering a prominence lost for years, and putting together a team with experience and a mix of homegrown players; He reached the final against Atlético Nacional and lost it.
In 2020, a time of pandemic, in a unique tournament, he once again remained in the final: this time America surpassed him in the global series and the glory left the hands of Santa Fe and its president.
Now, in 2024, the first semester leaves him with a painful reward: being second is more than worthy, but it hurts much more than being left out of the top eight… yes, Méndez will insist again and will not rest until he feels what it is like to win a title of the League as the top head of the traditional Bogotá club.
