Match Report
15 points for Independiente Medellín (5th), 10 for Rionegro Águilas (11th): a 5-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Rionegro Águilas: only 34th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 11th. Scoring rates set the scale: Independiente Medellín 1.86 scored and 1.14 conceded per game, Rionegro Águilas 1.43 and 1.43, with the league averaging 1.27.
Independiente Medellín entered with four wins in a row, having scored in 14 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Independiente Medellín, 6/15 for Rionegro Águilas.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 2 Independiente Medellín wins, 2 for Rionegro Águilas, 2 draws, at 2.17 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Estadio Atanasio Girardot (capacity 44,739). On the scoreboard, Rionegro Águilas led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Independiente Medellín: Diego Moreno (90') · Rionegro Águilas: Jorge Rivaldo (20'), Nicolás Lara (78')
Key stats
Possession: Independiente Medellín 70% · Rionegro Águilas 30% · Total shots: 21-10 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 10-2