Atlético Bucaramanga does not believe in anyone: it beats Pereira and is the first finalist in the Betplay League

Bucaramanga had another great display, bringing out all its ability, that football that led it to be the best team in the round-robin phase.

This time, with a full house, the team led by Rafael Dudamel He put up a great battle and although he had moments of anguish, he managed to carry out the game.

With the final whistle the fans couldn’t believe it, the stadium moved like it had never moved until now. Because it is a reality that Bucaramanga is in the final.

It was not an easy match. Bucaramangas had its usual approach and was able to go ahead on the scoreboard thanks to its great figure, Fabián Sambueza, that in the 11th minute he took a good right hand and sent the ball tight to a post to make it 1-0.

Bucaramanga was a delirium, but the favor of Millonarios was missing in Bogotá, who beat Junior, and when that happened, all the fans of the Canarian team exploded.

However, nothing is simple, Pereira achieved the tie at minute 11 of the second half, through Ibargüen, a goal that silenced the stadium.

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But this Bucaramanga was not going to collapse, it has football and courage to spare. Córdoba was the second hero, scoring the go-ahead goal in a balloon, the goal that put them in the final. And at 84, Mosquera scored the third and final goal.

Bucaramanga had another figure, its goalkeeper Aldair Quintana who was always attentive and in the second half he made a miraculous save from close range after a header from Moya.

The match did not escape controversy when Pereira player Ederson Moreno attacked a ball boy, there were moments of tension between both teams and Moreno was sent off. ​

With that final drama the game ended and Bucaramanga, with 8 points and thanks to its ‘invisible point’ for being the best in the first phase, shouted victory and shouted that it is a Colombian soccer finalist.

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