The 2022-II League finally reached this Wednesday, with Medellín’s 1-2 win against the Millonarios in Bogotá. That result gave DIM second place for home runs in the semifinal.
Águilas Doradas had become, at the end of the 18th date, the first club to secure a box for the dispute of the second title of the year.
The triumph of the “Potente” in El Campín forced to shuffle again and take off the calculator again to see each team’s options to be at the end of year party. Thus the accounts of the 11 candidates for the six places still available were left, on a date that will be played in a unitary schedule, Sunday at 16:
Meal (third place, 31 points, goal difference: +1)
The Nariñenses close as clubs against the already classified Medellín. A win or a draw puts those led by Flabio Torres into home runs. A defeat makes him wait for the results: that Eleven Caldas, Millonarios, Nacional and Junior do not win.
Santa Fe (fourth, 31 points, -2)
The team led by Alfredo Arias has excellent chances to advance. With a win or a draw against Once Caldas, go into home runs. If he loses, he needs someone who does not have a direct duel with another candidate (Millionaires, Meal and Junior) in order not to win.
America (fifth, 30 points, +10)
It closes against the Unión Magdalena in Santa Marta. The victory leaves him fixed in the home runs. Goal difference helps you in case of results other than winning. The draw, in practice, also ensures it, unless Junior beats Jaguares by six or more goals. If he loses he could qualify, but he needs two teams between Millonarios, Nacional and Junior to not win.
Once Caldas (sixth, 30 points, +4)
If he beats Santa Fe in Bogota, he not only qualifies, but he could be seeded in home runs. A draw is useful if two teams between Nacional, Junior and Millonarios do not win. He could also qualify with a defeat if Pereira and Millonarios lose and Junior doesn’t win.
Bucaramanga (seventh, 30 points, +3)
Play against Pereira at Alfonso López. Victory is fixed. With a draw it is enough, if two out of three do not win, including Millionaires, Nationals and Juniors. If he doesn’t add anything else, he could qualify if Millos and Nacional do too, if Junior doesn’t win and if Santa Fe beats Once Caldas by one more goal than he can lose to Pereira.
Millionaires (eighth, 29 points, +8)
Despite his lousy campaign scorer, Millonarios still relies on himself to qualify. He will do it if he beats Alianza Petrolera in Barrancabermeja. The draw could reach him if Nacional and Junior did not win. A defeat eliminates him, due to the direct crossing between Nacional and La Equidad.
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National (ninth, 29 points, +6)
Due to the direct clashes of the last date, the Greens are still dependent on themselves: they will be finalists if they beat La Equidad at Athanasius Girardot. The draw could give him the odds if Millonarios loses and Junior and Unión Magdalena don’t win. If he loses, 2022 ends.
Pereira (10th, 29 points, +3)
He also has the stake in his hands: if he wins in Bucaramanga, he will be semifinalist. With the draw, they have to wait for Once Caldas and Millonarios to lose, for Junior and Unión not to win and for La Equidad to defeat Nacional by more than one goal.
Junior (11th, 28 points, +3)
Medellín’s victory in Bogotá deprived Junior of the ability to rely on himself on the final day. He must defeat Jaguares in Montería and lose Millonarios or Nacional. The draw or the defeat removes him from the League for the rest of the year.
Union Magdalena (twelfth, 28 points, -5)
He will have to beat America in Santa Marta, but he also needs two teams between Millonarios, Nacional and Junior to not win. He doesn’t need a draw and defeat obviously eliminates him.
La Equidad (thirteenth, 27 points, +1)
They have to defeat Nacional in Medellin and, moreover, they need Millonarios and Pereira to lose, and also Junior and Unión to not win. In case of victory or draw for Pereira, he will have to win by more than two goals.
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