Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Internacional Palmira (1st, 38 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Boca Juniors de Cali (7th, 11 pts). On recent form Boca Juniors de Cali sat only 31st league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Internacional Palmira 1.93 scored and 0.87 conceded per game, Boca Juniors de Cali 1.25 and 1.25, with the league averaging 1.09.
Internacional Palmira entered with five wins in a row, having scored in 14 consecutive games. Level finishes had become the habit for Boca Juniors de Cali: four in a row. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Internacional Palmira, 7/15 for Boca Juniors de Cali.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Internacional Palmira have 3 wins to Boca Juniors de Cali's 1, with 0 draws, at 2.25 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 75% of the meetings.
Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, capacity 38,648, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Internacional Palmira led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Internacional Palmira: Kevin Madrid (64'), Carlos Andrés Franco Bustillo (43') · Boca Juniors de Cali: Pablo Urrutia (84')
Key stats
Possession: Internacional Palmira 48% · Boca Juniors de Cali 52% · Total shots: 19-13 · On target: 10-3 · Corners: 7-3