Rodallega cried for an injury seconds before scoring the goal that gave the title to Santa Fe.
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At the 78th minute of the definition between Medellín and Santa Fe, when Atanasio Girardot boiled and the draw seemed to take the game to the penalties, the most moving scene of the championship occurred, and one of the most epic of the finals in Colombian football.
Hugo Rodallega, limbing and crying disconsolate, had asked for change. The pain was evident and it seemed that he could not continue. “From the warm -up I already felt something. I told the doctor that I could not, that the idea was not to play. But in the end I said: no, I do not go out. Until the end. They take me out when I say,” he revealed after the game.
The scorer did not leave the few seconds of that scene, in the next play, Edward López took the ball on the right, overflowed at pure speed and took out a satin to the heart of the area. There, alone, behind the defenders of the DIM, Rodallega appeared, injured and limbing. Lethal, as always. The scorer defined first, at close range, and unleashed the shout of goal that ended up giving Santa Fe the tenth star.
Almost three minutes left for eternity 🌟
Hugo Rodallega I have a request for apologies apart. For now, his name is written in golden letters in the history of Independiente Santa Fe 🦁🇮🇩 pic.twitter.com/tOgK4rzzLV
– Carolina ⭕️ (@marquezcaror) June 30, 2025
The play was perfect, Rodallega's heart and claw wrote one of the most epic pages in Cardinal history.
Rodallega, the scorer who took Santa Fe to the tenth
“I am a guy who efforts me a lot daily, I always want to win and today it is rewarded,” he said after the final whistle. Then he received the Gold Boot as the top scorer of the tournament, with 16 goals.
“This is an honor, it is a pride. I receive it with great humility,” he added. In the midst of hugs and songs, the striker thanked his teammates: “These boys have helped me to succeed. Apart from my will and the effort I do, it is a group of humble young people.”
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Rodallega was not only the leader in attack. It was the symbol of a team that, like him, resisted when it hurt, fought when it seemed that it could not more, and answered when it was most needed. His goal was not just a play. It was a declaration of principles, an act of faith, a gesture of love for shield and history. “This is war, they are war wounds,” he said, revealing that he played the final with a fracture in the nasal septum suffered in the classic against Millionaires. “We didn't mean anything to be able to play the two games of the final.”
Thus, in pain, Rodallega signed his name in the eternity of Santa Fe. He turned suffering into glory and the sacrifice into a legacy. “Perhaps it was time to retire,” he confessed, although he admitted that his son and his companions will not allow him. “Let's see what happens, for now, we are going to celebrate.”
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