Independiente Santa Fe, one of the long -established clubs of Colombia football, became the 2025 Betplay League champion. In the second leg of the final, “El León, who defeated Independiente Medellín 2-1 away, declared his historical victory, while the hero of the night was Hugo Rodallega. Experienced striker, scored the goal of victory with his team, tears were engraved in memory.
He was criticized, he didn’t give up, he became a hero
Rodallega was criticized by some fans when he was transferred to Santa Fe in mid -2023. Experienced players who were exposed to comments such as “not in the middle of critical moments”, “too sincere with the opponent players” became the league’s top scorer name by increasing his performance over time. He played the leading role in the championship with a 16 -goal season performance.
He likes difficult: did not leave the fields in the final
Santa Fe, who left the goalless draw in the first match of the final, fell back 1-0 in the second match, despite the return. Harold Santiago Mosquera’nın equality with the team’s last word, despite a great pain, despite the pain of Rodallega’dan came from Rodallega. The player who suffered from the right upper island, remained in the field crying and 80th minute Edwar López’in in the middle of the nets sent to the championship goal scored.
78. Hugo Rodallega continued to bounce after 1 minute after the championship scored the goal.
Victory that came after 20 years: left a legacy behind
Rodallega, who started his career as the star of the Colombia U20 National Team in 2005, continued his strong stance despite the harsh criticism of the media after the comparison with Messi at that time. He played in countries such as Colombia, Mexico, England, Türkiye and Brazil. But only 20 years later, he won the second league championship of his professional career with Santa Fe. Rodallega scored 16 goals in 26 games this season (including six goals in eight games in the final stage).
Goals and meaningful words from tears
Hugo Rodallega, one of the legendary names of Colombia football, made striking statements about his injuries, sacrifice and future after the historical championship he won with Santa Fe. Behind the scenes of the emotional moments he experienced in the final, the star player became even more meaningful with his own words.
He played with pains since the match before
Rodallega explained that his adalet injury started before the match and that he did not want to play his team doctor:
“I felt something in my groin during warm -up, I told the doctor. In fact, my opinion was not to play, but then I said to myself ‘I will not go out, I will play to the end.’
In addition, starring to admit that the nasal bone is broken, this disability was experienced against Millonarios in the last group match, but said that he was kept secret:
“There is a broken septum bone, I will have surgery after the final. But we did not tell anyone. Because I wanted to play in two final match. This is a war and they are war wounds. Now it’s time to reveal them.”
He was thinking of quitting before the final
Rodallega explaining that he could leave football before the final, Rodallega said that he had a family behind his decision: “My son always tells me to continue fighting. I told my teammates if we become champion, but now I don’t know what will happen. Maybe I don’t want to leave yet.”
Future plans with the club president
In an interview with Caracol Radio, Rodallega told the club president Eduardo Méndez about the infrastructure and signaled that he could play a wider role for the club in the future:
“We talked to the president not only today, but also the future.
