Match Report
9 points for Rionegro Águilas (10th), 10 for Atlético Bucaramanga (8th): a 1-point gap. Atlético Bucaramanga ranked just 35th in the league on five-round form despite their 8th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Rionegro Águilas 1.6 scored and 1.2 conceded per game, Atlético Bucaramanga 1.17 and 0.83, with the league averaging 1.27.
Atlético Bucaramanga had lost three in a row.
6 meetings are on record — 0 won by Rionegro Águilas, 4 by Atlético Bucaramanga, 2 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. These meetings skew tight — only 33% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Estadio Alberto Grisales (capacity 4,000). Rionegro Águilas led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Rionegro Águilas: Joaquín Varela (14'), Javier Mena (90') · Atlético Bucaramanga: Luciano Pons (52')
Key stats
Possession: Rionegro Águilas 41% · Atlético Bucaramanga 59% · Total shots: 5-16 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 1-6