The first leg of the final between Atlético Bucaramanga and Independiente Santa Fein the first part of the series that will define the first Colombian soccer champion. The unprecedented final of the Colombian tournament presents two teams with even realities in defenseand a certain advantage in favor of the capital team on the attacking front.
Both Santander residents and Bogota residents have demonstrated be strong in your first line that presents divisions in both teams. While Santa Fe uses a five-player deep defense scheme, Bucaramanga appeals to the traditional block of four players. The advantage of having an extra player in the defensive sector allows the Bogotá team to add one more man when attacking, which helps them add volume.
So far, both teams have received 13 goals in 25 games played, being the least defeated hurdles in the championship. This speaks well of their defenses, and especially of their goalkeepers, who have been an important part of each squad, with Aldair Quintana in the Santander team now Andrés Mosquera Marmolejo in Bogota.
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Bucaramanga has proven to be a tremendously strong team at home, managing to get 4 draws, 8 wins and 1 loss at home in the current semester. Alfonso López has become the strength of the Santander team, which seeks to get a favorable score in the first leg.
For its part, in the 13 games played as a visitor In the current semester, Santa Fe has obtained 6 wins, 4 losses, and 3 drawsa not very unfavorable figure, especially in the home runs, since visiting Tolima, Once Caldas and Equidad obtained seven points out of nine possible.
Surely, both teams will go out to find the result to reach the return leg with a more manageable situation. Both people from Santander and Bogotá know well the strengths and weaknesses of their rival.and the result will probably be defined by few goals, having such strong and complex defenses in their structure.
At 7:30 PM the ball will roll in the stadium Alfonso Lopez with the first leg in the first final of the year between Atlético Bucaramanga and Independiente Santa Fe. You can follow the emotions of the match through Caracol Radio’s Football Phenomenon.
