Inglés:
Junior beats Unión Magdalena in a thrilling match in Barranquilla. The red and white team secured a 3-0 victory against a strong opponent. The game, played at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez on March 26th, 2025, was marked by tension and numerous yellow cards. A total of 9 yellow cards were shown by referee Edwin Ferney Trujillo Castro. Unión Magdalena took an early lead with a goal from Marquez in the 35th minute, assisted by Sarmiento. However, Junior demonstrated its superior possession (69%) and finished strongly in the second half. Two late goals in stoppage time by Gutiérrez and Rodríguez sealed the victory for Junior. Despite the possession advantage and more shots (13 shots from Junior vs 10 from Unión Magdalena), the match was fiercely contested, with a total of 28 fouls.
Substitutions junior: at minute 46 F. S. Angel Bernal came in and J. Enamorado went out., at minute 59 L. Gonzalez came in and B. Castrillon went out., at minute 59 T. Gutierrez came in and G. Paiva went out., at minute 75 D. Caicedo came in and D. Moreno went out., at minute 75 S. Rodriguez came in and C. Bacca went out.
Substitutions union magdalena: at minute 61 K. Diaz came in and V. Sanchez went out., at minute 61 R. Blanco came in and R. Marquez went out., at minute 70 O. L. Vanegas Zuniga came in and D. Mera went out., at minute 79 F. Molina came in and J. Tello went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Junior
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