Independiente Medellín Triumphs Over Santa Fe in Crucial Liga Match

Bogotá, Colombia — On April 14, 2025, Deportivo Independiente Medellín secured a critical 2-1 victory against Independiente Santa Fe at the Nemesio Camacho El Campín Stadium, marking their return to winning form after a five-match winless streak.

The victory was particularly vital for Medellín, as they had recently lost their unbeaten record to Junior de Barranquilla in their last match. The team, under the guidance of Coach Alejandro Restrepo, quickly set the tone for the match, scoring their first goal in the 32nd minute through Francisco Chaverra, assisted by Jherson Mosquera.

Just after halftime, Medellín doubled their lead in the 47th minute when Alexis Serna found the net after a pass from polaco-argentino Francisco David Fydriszewski. Santa Fe managed to pull one back via a penalty converted by Hugo Rodallega in the 56th minute, narrowing the score to 1-2.

As a result of this match, Independiente Medellín climbed to fifth place in the Liga standings with 24 points and a positive goal difference of +9. They remain two points behind the current leaders, Millonarios and Junior de Barranquilla. The team is also aware that they have played one match less, having postponed their game against Deportes Tolima due to stadium unavailability.

The defeat left Independiente Santa Fe in sixth position with 23 points and a +6 goal difference, now finding themselves three points behind Deportivo Cali, the team currently occupying the last playoff spot. Santa Fe has completed 15 matches, including an earlier fixture against Millonarios that ended 2-0 in favor of the latter.

This match opened the 14th round of the Liga, and with nine games still to come in this round, each team is eyeing crucial points as the competition heats up.