The arrival of historic figures from the Colombian National Team after several years abroad means, in addition to the enormous box office appeal, an increase in the level of the championship. What happened this weekend in the League is not common: having two of the most important stadiums in the country with their stands full when only the second round is being played.
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At El Campín, 32,732 spectators watched Radamel Falcao García’s debut in that stadium wearing the Millonarios shirt, in the 1-0 victory against the champion, Atlético Bucaramanga. And the Atanasio Girardot saw the best attendance of the entire year: 43,451 spectators attended the debut of Atlético Nacional, who beat América 2-1.
In addition to the level of the League, the efforts to repatriate players like Falcao, David Ospina, Alfredo Morelos, Éder Álvarez Balanta, Duván Vergara and others, added to names like Hugo Rodallega, Dayro Moreno and Adrián Ramos, are reflected in the evaluation of the squads.
Today, according to the Transfermarkt portal, the Colombian league is the third in South America, although still far behind the two powers in the area, Brazil and Argentina (see chart).
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Alfredo Morelos is the most expensive player in La Liga, according to Transfermarkt.
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According to the same measurement, the most expensive team in the country is Atlético Nacional, with a valuation of 23.4 million euros. It reached that position with the signing of striker Alfredo Morelos, from Santos, who now becomes the most expensive player in the League (four million euros), surpassing Yeison Guzmán, from Tolima, who is now second. Also helping to raise that figure is the arrival of Ospina (2 million euros), Juan Manuel Zapata (1.5 million), Jorman Campuzano (1.2 million) and Dairon Asprilla (1.2).
Second place in the ranking compiled by Transfermarkt goes to Millonarios, which has four players worth over two million euros: Álvaro Montero (2.2 million), Andrés Llinás (2.2 million), Juan Pablo Vargas (2 million) and Daniel Ruiz (2 million). The portal values Falcao, at the current moment, at 800,000 euros.
Junior is the last in the podium, as they did not make a big signing in this transfer market, but their achievements in previous seasons keep them at the top. Their two most highly valued players are the Uruguayan goalkeeper Santiago Mele (2.5 million) and José Enamorado (2.4 million).
The two finalists of the League are not among the highest prices
The position of the two finalists of the first semester is surprising in Transfermarkt’s assessment. Atlético Bucaramanga, the current champion, is eleventh in that table, with 10.05 million euros. None of the members of the squad is valued at one million. The most expensive is the goalkeeper Aldaír Quintana (900,000). Santa Fe is ninth in that table, with 11.35 million, and its most valued player, Jhojan Torres (one million).
Bucaramanga and Santa Fe played the final of the League.
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The Colombian league has increased its value, but it is still far from the two that have dominated Conmebol in recent years. The Brazilian league, first in the ranking, costs 6.5 times more than the Colombian league: 1.62 billion euros. The Argentine league, five times more: 1.23 billion. Behind Colombia, in order, are Chile, Uruguay, Ecuador and Peru. It remains to be seen how this is reflected in the results.
The price of La Liga teams, according to Transfermarkt
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