The two semifinals of this Copa Colombia are already defined. This Wednesday, Atlético Nacional and Deportivo Cali had sealed their classification to this instance thanks to their victories against Santa Fe and América de Cali, respectively.
This Thursday the two series of quarterfinals that were pending took place. First thing in the morning Tolima defeated Equidad 2-0. As the first leg had been a goalless draw in Bogotá, the ‘pijaos’ sealed their way to the semis with the good performance they had in their stadium.
At night, Deportivo Pereira and Deportivo Pasto saw each other in the stadium of the ‘matecaña’ team. The first game of the series had been a victory for the Pastusos by 3 to 2, but the coffee team was able to overcome the confrontation with their fans because they respected their home, although he suffered more to achieve it.
Pereira won 2-0 and classified comfortably, but in the last minute Pasto discounted and put the aggregate of the series 4-4. Penalties were necessary to define the series and there the Nariño team was quite erratic: he missed four charges and left the classification served to the local team, which finally won 2-1 from eleven steps.
Thus, the two semifinals will be played as follows: Atlético Nacional vs. Deportivo Cali and Tolima vs. Pereira. The first leg matches of these series will be played on October 6 and 7, while the return matches will take place on October 20 and 21.
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The above means that There could be a final between Nacional and Tolima, A confrontation that has generated quite a bit of morbidity among Colombian soccer fans in recent years. It is no secret to anyone that these two clubs are the ones that start as favorites in each of their series.
It should be remembered that the champion of the Copa Colombia will qualify for the Copa Libertadores. In the event that Tolima is crowned in this tournament, taking into account that it already has a place in the continental competition for having won the last league, it will cede that classification to one of the best placed in the reclassification.
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