Independiente Santa Fe and Medellín competed at El Campín stadium in a postponed match on date 5 of Liga BetPlay 2024-II that ended tied 1-1, a result that left the cardinal very close to qualification, and there is still a chance by the powerful team. of reaching a place at eight.
Although Medellín in Bogotá played with a mixed roster and it was the reason for the local team to win, the truth was that the powerful team stood up well, even allowing them to open the scoring.
After a long time with few scoring options, but with Medellín still warning with the ball, the visit succeeded in the 37th minute with Ménder García, who scored a header that left Andrés Mosquera Marmolejo with no choice.
With the smallest difference, Medellín managed to win the first half, but in the second half the powerful team had a lot of work to do, because they had to withstand the high intensity of Pablo Peirano’s team.
As expected, Santa Fe did not give up and turned to the attack to equalize, which they achieved in the 57th minute thanks to a definition from Omar Albornoz, who was able to finish his right foot from the left side and he took advantage of it. assisted by Jordy Monroy through a cross into the area.
The 1-1 Santa Fe continued to attack, but Medellín did not let them come so easily and closed all possible spaces.
The minutes passed and Medellín competed to take a point that would allow them to continue with mathematical possibilities of classification, and Santa Fe, despite their insistence, did not find the chance that would allow them to win.
In the end, the game was tied 1-1, a result that is more useful for Santa Fe, which pushed its ranking back to eight by adding 29 points, while Medellín sticks to the possibilities with its 16 points.