Match Report
15 points for Independiente Medellín (2nd), 27 for Deportivo Cali (9th): a 12-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Deportivo Cali: only 25th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 9th. Scoring rates set the scale: Independiente Medellín 2 scored and 1 conceded per game, Deportivo Cali 1.05 and 0.84, with the league averaging 1.27.
Deportivo Cali had won six straight, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Independiente Medellín had banked 8 of the last 15 points on offer; Deportivo Cali, 15.
8 meetings are on record — 2 won by Independiente Medellín, 3 by Deportivo Cali, 3 drawn, at 2.63 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 38% of the wins in this matchup.
The match was played at Estadio Atanasio Girardot (capacity 44,739). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Independiente Medellín: Diego Moreno (90')
Key stats
Possession: Independiente Medellín 60% · Deportivo Cali 40% · Total shots: 13-10 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 3-2