Football made it like this, so talented and fast, so difficult to control and unpredictable, so mischievous that it drove many to despair and, in the end, as inclusive as Junior de Barranquilla always wanted, the proud champion of the Betplay II 2025 League.
José Enamorado appeared in his best version and at the best moment, the definition of a contest that went through a downturn but was balanced thanks to his exceptional contribution.
The man from Barranquilla, about to turn 27, scored 3 of the 4 goals with which Junior literally erased Deportes Tolima in the final and certified the 11th star. It wasn’t love at first sight, it was a long process until he felt in love…
The man of the finals is José Enamorado
Enamorado in Colombian soccer was an eternal suspicion of talent that was never consolidated or could be valued in titles. He went through Orsomarso, Cali, Cartagena and Junior but the titles only came when he got into the skin of the ‘shark’.
This was his second title with what he calls “the team of my loves”, after 2023-II, but only this time can he say that he was the exclusive figure, basically the man of the title.
And in the home runs he scored two assists, both to get Atlético Nacional out of the way, points that were decisive when it came to qualifying for the final. And already in the duel against Tolima they scored real gems in the 3-0 in the first leg, playing at home, and then gave the final blow in Ibagué, with a 0-1 that killed the hope of the ‘pijaos’.
Appearing on the wing was uncontrollable for a Lucas González team that saw him play without actually stopping it, since each touch, with his apparently fragile physique, was an alert on the still ball.
In League II he totaled 1,753 minutes in 25 games, 19 of them as a starter, with 8 goals and 4 assists. He needed 146 minutes to produce a goal and generated 1.6 key passes per game, while recording 1.6 shots per game. Bit? If you look at its effectiveness and the moment of that offensive production, the grand final is definitely not it.
Performance of Enamorado in Liga II 2025
Photo:
Sofascore para Futbolred
Will he stay for the Copa Libertadores?
The fan’s question now is what will happen to the winger who many consider the best player of the semester.
Now that Junior will play in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores, precisely the key man of the title could take another direction.
“The last preseason we did with him was in June, in January we no longer do it with him. He deserves everything good for what he did this semester, he deserves what God willing is going to happen to him,” said Titi Rodríguez in Win Sports.
Soon, obviously, there will be news of the player who confessed that, in the match against Nacional, Ospina did an iron on him and his fingers became inflamed and thus he was the great figure of the League II final.
