2023-12-14 13:52:47
08:50 AM
Junior de Barranquilla was proclaimed champion this Wednesday of the Colombian soccer Clausura tournament by winning 5-3 in a penalty shootout once morest Independiente Medellín, following an aggregate score of 4-4. El Tiburón achieved its tenth title in the Colombian professional competition and qualified for the group stage of the Copa Libertadores 2024 and pocketed a significant sum of money.
“I have had hard times, my mother wanted to see me as a Junior champion once more and a scorer (…) she is in heaven and has not seen me. “Today is the first day that I cry for my old woman,” said striker Carlos Bacca through tears, who at 37 years old scored two goals in the first game of the final.
El Tiburón had won 3-2 in the first leg in Barranquilla, and in the second leg in Medellín they lost 2-1, forcing a penalty shootout, in which Uruguayan goalkeeper Santiago Mele was vital in stopping the captain of the team from scoring. DIM Daniel Torres.
Mele’s compatriot, central defender Joaquín Varela opened the scoring with a header for the locals in the 14th minute at the Atanasio Girardot Stadium in Medellín. Edwuin Cetré doubled the lead in the 56th minute with a mid-range shot that deflected off an opponent.
But, one minute before the end of regulation time, Vladimir Hernández silenced the fans with a strong shot inside the large area and forced penalties.
Harshly questioned by fans following his return to Colombian football in mid-2022, Bacca, a former AC Milan and Sevilla attacker, reached a total of nine goals during the Clausura.
The loot that Junior took
Junior was crowned champion following a year full of turbulence, marked by the departure of midfielder Juan Fernando Quintero to Racing de Argentina and the dismissal of coach Hernán “Bolillo” Gómez following the team’s poor presentation in the Apertura tournament.
This allowed him not only to achieve sporting glory, but also to obtain significant financial compensation. After being crowned at the Atanasio Girardot, the Atlantic team pocketed $500,000 that the Dimayor provides to the champion.
In addition, to secure your place in the Libertadores group stage, Conmebol will pay you the sum of 3,000,000 dollars. This is without taking into account that the money earned per match won is $300,000.
Clubs in international tournaments
Clausura champion, Junior will compete in the group stage of the 2024 Copa Libertadores, like Millonarios de Bogotá, who won the Apertura tournament in June.
For his part, Medellín’s coach, the Uruguayan Alfredo Arias, also won the affection of the fans following rescuing the team following a weak first semester.
Águilas Doradas and Atlético Nacional will compete in the preliminary phases of the maximum Conmebol club competition. The first thanks to his good performance throughout the year and the second as champion of the Colombia Cup.
América de Cali, Deportes Tolima, the DIM and Alianza Petrolera will compete in the group stage of the Copa Sudamericana-2024.
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