Santa Fe vs. Bucaramanga in El Campín during the final of the BetPlay League 2024-l
Photo: Mauricio Alvarado Lozada
Came the day! Independiente Santa Fe and Atlético Bucaramanga decide tonight, from 7:30 pm, the first Colombian soccer champion in 2024.
The first leg duel in the ‘Ciudad Bonita’ ended in favor of the leopard after a goal from Freddy Hinestroza, so the lion will have to go out and overcome the score in El Campín de Bogotá.
The Cardinals dream of getting their tenth star, which has eluded them twice in the last eight years. On the other hand, the Auriverdes hope to claim champion for the first time in their 75 years of existence.
In the round-robin phase, Santa Fe and Bucaramanga faced each other in El Campín on the fourth day on February 6 and the Leopardos won 0-1 with a goal from Mosquera.
Minute by minute
79′ | SFE 1 vs. BUC 2 (GBL 1-3)
Bucaramanga is lucky! Rodríguez finished with a bicycle kick, but the ball hit the post. El Campín trembled.
70′ | SFE 1 vs. BUC 2 (GBL 1-3)
Rodallega took advantage of a rebound and finished from mid-range. The ball went near Quintana’s goal.
60′ | SFE 1 vs. BUC 2 (GBL 1-3)
Bucaramanga continues attacking. The leopard takes advantage of the spaces left by Santa Fe, which looks desperate in attack. It is undoubtedly an intense match.
50′ | SFE 1 vs. BUC 2 (GBL 1-3)
Carlos Romaña took advantage of the rebound after a corner kick and scored the second for Bucaramanga. The leopard already has two goals ahead of the lion on the overall scoreboard.
The second half starts!
45′ | SFE 1 vs. BUC 1 (GBL 1-2)
Bucaramanga rolls the ball and the second half begins in El Campín.
45′ | SFE 1 vs. BUC 1 (GBL 1-2)
It was an intense first half. Santa Fe took the opportunity to strike first, but was confident. Bucaramanga recovered quickly and went quickly on attack. With filtered passes and good plays on the wing, the leopards destabilized the red-and-white defense and scored to regain the lead on the overall scoreboard.
42′ | SFE 1 vs. BUC 1 (GBL 1-2)
Santa Fe did not take advantage of the advantage and gave Bucaramanga space. The leopard recovered from Rodallega’s blow and is already attacking more. He had good options in front of Marmolejo’s goal, but he did not define with precision.
30′ | SFE 1 vs. BUC 1 (GBL 1-2)
Jhon Emerson Córdoba took advantage of a great filtered pass and made the overall score 2-1. Bucaramanga takes the lead on the scoreboard.
26′ | SFE 1 vs. BUC 0 (GBL 1-1)
Bucaramanga is encouraged in attack, but Marmolejo defended his goal well. Sambueza is the most prominent of the leopard.
22′ | SFE 1 vs. BUC 0 (GBL 1-1)
Santa Fe is more dangerous in attack than Bucaramanga. Leopards fail to create a clear danger option. The rain doesn’t stop in Bogotá.
15′ | SFE 1 vs. BUC 0 (GBL 1-1)
Pisciotti retires due to injury, while Rodallega complains on the field of play.
9′ | SFE 1 vs. BUC 0 (GBL 1-1)
The scorer appeared! Hugo Rodallega took advantage of a good ball filtered from the left wing and scored with his left foot. Aldair Quintana couldn’t do anything. The final was tied on aggregate.
5′ | SFE 0 vs. BUC 0
The game is not easy due to the humidity of the field. Both teams attack, but they are not comfortable on the playing field. Despite this, Santa Fe seems calmer than Bucaramanga.
0′ | SFE 0 vs. BUC 0
Santa Fe moves the ball and the grand final begins.
Impressive setting in El Campín. The players are already on the field and the cardinal fans are having a party in the stadium. Who will be the champion?
It doesn’t stop raining in El Campín
There are just a few minutes left until the start of the match and the rain does not stop in El Campín. The court will be wet and the ball will be faster. It can be a problem for goalkeepers.
Bucaramanga’s lineups
The Santa Fe lineup
The cardinal fans at the Simón Bolívar
Heading to the Libertadores?
The comedian José Ordoñez will be one of the 1,000 Bucaramanga fans who will be in El Campín accompanying his team in its fight to achieve its first star.
The teams are already in El Campín
Bucaramanga is a party
In Bucaramanga the party is with foam and to the rhythm of cumbia! The leopard fans are enjoying a historic moment for their team that they want to see “heading to the Libertadores!”
El Campín, dyed red
Despite the rain, the cardinal fans filled El Campín and paid tribute to team figures such as Alfonso Cañon and Léider Preciado.
This is how the final is experienced in El Campín
“I imagine a one-on-one match because of the coach’s profile. Dudamel will not back down, it will be a blow-by-blow game. We will do our job, attack and leave the goal at zero,” explained the Uruguayan strategist about his expectations regarding the duel against the Santander team.
Peirano did not hide that his Santa Fe is the one that needs to go out and look for the goal and that the approach will be more offensive compared to last week’s duel. “Beyond the variants, we will look for a deep team, since we need the result. The attacking part will have variants and we need a faster team,” he anticipated.
Peirano considers that his rival this Saturday “knows the moments to attack and wait. It is a team that presses and then retreats. At times, I think it is a team that will counterattack and defend well and we will have a response for both phases.”
Dudamel, born in Venezuela 51 years ago, spoke about the importance of the morale factor in his team, the solidity of its defense and the excitement that the club has in celebrating its long-awaited star. He also recognized that it is not only in Santander that they are making efforts for his direction.
“More than a city, we have felt that the entire country is sympathizing and supporting Atlético Bucaramanga. These are arguments that the boys have taken calmly and naturally. There is normal anxiety, we can’t wait to start playing.”
