Independiente Medellín and Junior Barranquilla face each other at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot, in the city of Medellín, in the return game of the grand final of the Colombian First A Clausura tournament. The match is scheduled to take place on the night of this Wednesday, December 13, 2023, starting at 10 pm.
Independiente Medellín
After winning three consecutive matches for the Quadrangular and, in this way, guaranteeing their place in the grand final of the Clausura tournament, being able to win an important national title, the Independiente Medellín team found it hard to do away from home, but they will have to deal with with a small disadvantage for this second and decisive match.
This is because the team went to Barranquilla last Sunday to face Júnior in the first game of the final and were unable to avoid defeat by a score of 3-2 in a very busy match.
Therefore, the Medellín team will enter the field this Wednesday with the mission of winning by two or more goals difference to guarantee the title in regular time, while a triumph by the minimum advantage will lead to the decision going to penalties and any another result will inevitably give the title to the opponent.
In the previous phase, the Medellín team ranked first in Group B of the Quadrangular by having an almost flawless campaign with 15 points in 6 rounds played.
In the 5 previous duels, 3 wins, no draws and 2 defeats were recorded, beating Atlético Nacional, Millonarios and América de Cali, in addition to losing to Millonarios and also to Junior Barranquilla.
Playing as home team at Estadio Atanasio Girardot, the Independiente Medellín team recorded a recent campaign of 7 wins, 2 draws and only 1 defeat in the last 10 matches played.
Junior Barranquilla
While on the other side is the Junior squad, which in turn seeks to show strength also away from home to be able to sustain the advantage it managed to acquire in the first game.
Without losing for six consecutive matches, Junior managed to achieve an impressive run that took them past Tolima to guarantee their leadership in Group A of the Quadrangular only in the last round, totaling 13 points in 6 rounds.
Due to the 3-2 victory over Independiente Medellín in the first match, the Barranquilla team can afford to guarantee the title even in the event of a draw this Wednesday.
There were 4 wins, 1 draw and no defeats in the 5 previous matches, beating Independiente Medellín, Rionegro Aguilas, Deportivo Cali and also Deportes Tolima, in addition to drawing with Rionegro Aguilas.
Playing away from home, the Junior Barranquilla team has a recent record with 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 matches played in this condition.
Conclusion:
Owner of the best campaign in the Quadrangular and the second best campaign in the first phase, Independiente Medellín tends to increase its production when it plays at home and arrives confident of being able to reverse the defeat suffered in the first game, being a very interesting bet to achieve at least one triumph in the regulation time of this grand final.