Match Report
The table read 9th (Barranquilla, 22 pts) against 1st (Llaneros, 11 pts), 11 points apart. Barranquilla ranked just 38th in the league on five-round form despite their 9th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Barranquilla 1.19 scored and 1.25 conceded per game, Llaneros 1.67 and 1, with the league averaging 1.19.
Llaneros arrived on a run of four straight wins. Recent form was uneven: 6/15 points for Barranquilla, 13/15 for Llaneros.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 0 Barranquilla wins, 3 for Llaneros, 1 draw, at 3 goals per meeting. 75% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
Cancha Bombona in Malambo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. On the scoreboard, Barranquilla led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-2.