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The players of Santa Fe, celebrating their tenth star.

The players of Santa Fe, celebrating their tenth star.

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In Atanasio Girardot, everything seemed uphill. Santa Fe reached the return of the final with the weight of 0-0 in Bogotá and the pressure of having to be champion away from home. Worse: in the 17th minute, Francisco Fydriszewski put the Dim at ahead after a recovery and a lethal. However, the lion, the final stretch of the Colombian League, did not shrink. He tied half an hour with a goal from Harold Santiago Mosquera, and in the second half, when Medellín squeezed, the team of the team appeared. Hugo Rodallega, who was limping and had asked for the change, entered the area, hunted an Edward López center and defined as a scorer. Thus the final 2-1 was signed.

The goal, as painful and symbolic, crowned an unthinkable campaign. Rodallega, 38, was not only the tournament scorer with 16 goals, but also his best player.

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A few days ago, after eliminating Millionaires in the previous instance, the striker had already made clear the feeling of the group: “No one gave a weight for us. We made silence, we covered and demonstrated here. Football rewards the one who makes things better.”

Santa Fe: The cover of the final

No one dared to put Santa Fe as a favorite. The DIM arrived with an almost perfect step and had eliminated America, the leader of the regular phase. The Bogota, on the other hand, came from overcoming a very Brave, national and millionaire group, but did not inspire full confidence.

Before the home runs, in fact, few believed. The 6-1 win that Alianza gave them on the last date of all against all seemed to be a sign of the collapse. That result, scandalous, was just one of the cracks of the semester. Santa Fe ended sixth in the table, but with more questions than answers.

He had had three coaches in five months: Pablo Peirano, who took the team to the final of the first semester last year, was fired after the painful elimination of Copa Libertadores. Then Francisco López arrived, interim, who stabilized the ship and left him ready to compete. There the road recovered a little and began to think that Santa Fe had to reach the finals.

Jorge Bava, the last link of the star

Amid the doubts, Santa Fe opted for Jorge Bava. The Uruguayan, who already knew the Colombian football of his time as an archer, was resisted from day one. Even before 6-1 against Alliance, many asked for their departure. However, the leadership sustained it, and that confidence changed the fate of the semester.

The home runs started with a defeat against Millionaires in the classic. It seemed the end. However, as a visitor, the team was reborn: it beat Nacional Ya Once Caldas, and then beat Millionaires in El Campín to seal the classification.

That day, Santa Fe believed again. Bava had already consolidated a style: medium pressure, fast transitions and a solidarity equipment. It was the germ of a champion.

A team with claw, faith and heart

Although the media prominence was monopolized by Rodallega, the entire team had outstanding levels. Andrés Mosquera Marmolejo was the best goalkeeper in the tournament: his saved in the last minutes of the final were key. Daniel Torres, emblem of the club, contributed leadership. Omar Fernández Phrase was crucial in the offensive gear and Harold Santiago Mosquera appeared at important times.

Against Medellín, they all yielded. In the second half of the championship, Santa Fe was a solidarity team, resilient and with character. He won three times as a visitor in home run and closed the tournament with a brilliant performance in the final. He was not a surprising champion: he was a fair champion.

In the 90+10 minute, when the final whistle rang, Santa Fe embroidered the number ten star in his shield. No one saw him coming. But they built it in silence, step by step, with faith and courage. And today, the lion roars stronger than ever.

This was the Palmarés of the Colombian League

With this new consecration, Santa Fe is positioned in the fourth place of the historical ranking, only behind Atlético Nacional (18 titles), Millionaires (16) and América de Cali (15).

It is also the Bogota team with more league titles in the last decade, adding four since 2012 and demonstrating remarkable validity despite the institutional ups and downs it has faced. The tenth star arrives nine years after the one obtained in 2016-II, and marks the return of the club to the top of Colombian football.

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The campaign also represents an individual milestone to Hugo Rodallegawho was key in the title and consolidated as top scorer of the tournament. His performance in the final, playing injured and scoring the decisive goal, elevates it to the status of cardinal idol.

The coach's work also highlights Jorge Bavawho in just three months in command managed to return to Santa Fe the prominence and the competitive spirit that has historically characterized it.

With this triumph, Santa Fe not only enlarges its history, but again projects internationally, ensuring its participation in the next Copa Libertadores.

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