An unprecedented Colombian soccer final is the one between Atlético Bucaramanga and Independiente Santa Fe, who will fight for the first star of the year. For the Leopards it will be a special meeting, as they will have the opportunity to embroider the first star on their shield.
For the capital squad it is no different, as it returned to a coffee football final after four years after winning its group with 16 points, beating Once Caldas, La Equidad and Deportes Tolima, whom it defeated decisively 2-0 in the Manuel Murillo Toro of Ibagué.
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For its part, Rafael Dudamel’s squad achieved the ticket to the final of the BetPlay Dimayor League thanks to the sporting advantage, given that in group A there was equality in pointsso Bucaramanga took first place thanks to its good campaign in the All against all.
The first sip of the final is scheduled at the Alfonso López starting at 7:30 pm (Colombian time) with Win Sports+ broadcast. The Bumangués team will seek to hit first to gain an advantage in the second leg that will be played on June 15 at the Nemesio Camacho El Campín.
Atlético Bucaramanga: Aldair Quintana; Aldair Gutiérrez, Jefferson Mena, Carlos Heano, Santiago Jiménez, Fredy Hinestroza; Jean Colorado, Fabry Castro, Fabián Sambueza; Jhon Córdoba and Daniel Mosquera.
Coach: Rafael Dudamel
Independent Santa Fe: Andrés Mosquera Marmolejo; Marcelo Ortiz, David Ramírez Pisciotti/Diego Hernández, Julián Millán; Elvis Perlaza, Francisco Chaverra, Yilmar Velásquez, Jhojan Torres, Daniel Torres; Agustín Rodríguez and Hugo Rodallega.
Coach: Pablo Peirano
The scorer Cardenal, 38, referred to the final that could represent his second league title, since the first was with Deportivo Cali in 2005.
“In reality, the objective is to continue doing our thing, we have been doing a good job in each game, in each field we go out to look for goal options, it is what corresponds to us, obviously everything starting with a defensive order that has complemented itself very well with teammates and when it comes to having an opportunity in front of the rival goal, try to convert it“said the Independiente Santa Fe forward.
And he added: “We understand the enthusiasm of the people of Bucaramanga to get their first star, but we also have a responsibility and that is to put the ten star on the shield of Santa Fe, we are going to fight face to face and it will be Whoever makes the least mistakes stays with the series. “We respect their enthusiasm, but we are going to fight to the death for the tenth.”
Regarding the match, the former Wigan said: “I simply hope to enjoy the match, I know that the people of Bucaramanga He has a great party prepared, but we are also invited to that party and we are going to enjoy it, we are going to live it with a lot of passion and intensity. They will be two games with many details. We will be careful not to make mistakes, to be focused, which corresponds to a final”.
The Venezuelan strategist already knows what it is to be a champion in coffee football, after his consecration with Deportivo Cali in the second half of 2021.
“Throughout the semester, in addition to dedicating ourselves to working and making our fans fall in love with us, we always invited them to join us and we have become a very strong team. Today my message is simply to say thank you, because you have accompanied us, you have made us feel at home and that we have to enjoy these 180 minutes, we want to make them unforgettable, we dream, we have an enormous hope and also a responsibility to end it with the star, with the qualification. Let it be the first for Bucaramanga. You can win many trophies in life, but when you have people around you with that dream of winning the first one, we know that we will remain in their hearts for a lifetime.”.
