The Primera B, in its Apertura 2024 tournament, ended with a definition full of emotions and suspense, as was a good part of the contest that left many surprises for the teams that fell by the wayside and those that reached the final of the contest.
In a series of penalties, Llaneros won the first half of the BetPlay Tournament over Orsomarsowith whom they tied in both games 2-2, all the goals in Villavicencio, and goalkeeper Kevin Armesto was the figure with two saves for the 4-3 victory.
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In this way, it is the first team to advance to the grand final for direct promotion, which will be defined in November, and its rival will be known at the end of the 2024 season, but it also has the option of keeping that place at the ” A” if he is the winner in the second semester.
The Bello Horizonte Rey Pelé stadium in Villavicencio was once again dressed in celebration and joy for a new Llaneros final, which after losing in 2023 against Patriotas, in the first half, was awaiting revenge against an Orsomarso that gave the surprise by eliminating Real Cartagena and Huila in home runs.
The Vallecaucanos, led by the talent of Juan José Ramírez, began winning with a score from Andrés Felipe Ruizwith which they went ahead in the series 1-0 at 34 minutes, while Juan Salcedo increased the advantage at 71 ‘and everything seemed in favor of the Palmira team.
However, the team of coach Martín Cardetti, remembered for his time in Santa Fe, He turned the situation around with the goals of Geovan Montes in the 78th minute and a great goal from a free kick by Jhonathan Muñoz, in the 88th minute.to send the series to penalties.
In that series of penalties, goalkeeper Kevin Armesto, who was a starter throughout the championship, saved two of Orsomarso’s charges, becoming the figure of the definition, while Agustín Verdugo, an Argentine player who arrived in January 2024, scored the title goal for those from Villavicencio.
In this way, Llaneros wins its first trophy in its 12-year history, being closer than ever to promotion and consolidating a great project that began in the 2023 season with coach Jersson González and now under the command of Cardetti.
Dimayor defined that the dispute format in Primera B would be the same as in the 2023 edition, with two tournaments in the year, the same number of winners, a final for the first promoted and a playoff for the other place, in addition to give value to reclassification.
In the case of Llaneros, winning the first semester does not give you a title or a ticket to the “A”, it only makes you the finalist of the season and his rival will be the winner in the BetPlay 2024-II Tournament, which will be announced in November, and in that definition the “B” champion will be crowned.
However, Those from Villavicencio could secure promotion sooner if they win the second semesteror the third option is the playoff against the best in the reclassification, who at the moment have Huila in first place with 48 points, followed by Llaneros with 42 and Orsomarso with 40.
On the other hand, in the event that Martín Cardetti’s team loses the final of the year and is the best team in the accumulated table of the year, it will also obtain a place in the first division without the need for a play-off.
