The 2026 Liga colombiana second-semester tournament continues to experience fixture disruptions due to an August 10 earthquake that forced the postponement of two full matchdays, leaving clubs scrambling to catch up on their domestic schedules.
Matchday 3 Rescheduling Sees Santa Fe Edge Pereira
Independiente Santa Fe secured a crucial 2-1 victory over Pereira in a delayed third-matchday fixture contested at Yopal, lifting the Cardenal side back into the top eight positions of the league table. Nahuel Bustos opened the scoring for Santa Fe after just 5 minutes following a fluid team move. Pereira equalized in first-half stoppage time when Marco Pérez converted a penalty in the 45+5th minute. Bustos restored the visitors’ advantage with his second goal of the match in the 60th minute. Both teams finished a tense encounter with ten men after referee action led to the dismissals of Santa Fe defender Luis Palacios in the 64th minute and Pereira’s Sebastián Urrea.
Medellín and Millonarios Share Points in Four-Goal Thriller
In a rescheduled fourth-round fixture at Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Independiente Medellín and Millonarios played to a 2-2 draw. The match featured notable roster debuts, with veteran forward Jackson Martínez presented by Medellín before kickoff and star midfielder Juan Guillermo Cuadrado making his first start for Millonarios, logging 60 minutes of action. Millonarios broke the deadlock in the 24th minute through an own goal by Medellín defender Luis Escorcia following a cross from the flank. Medellín responded before halftime as Hayen Palacios headed home from a corner kick. Leonardo Castro put Millonarios ahead 2-1 in the 45+2nd minute, but Nivaldo Erazo secured a point for the hosts with an equalizer to make it 2-2.
Fixture Backlog and Standings Outlook
Following these encounters, Millonarios remains the only club fully aligned with 13 played matches, having advanced their fixture against Santa Fe earlier in the calendar. Conversely, clubs such as Junior and Atlético Nacional sit at the other end of the scheduling spectrum with only 9 matches completed. The fixture congestion is set to ease slightly as Nacional and Junior square off in a rescheduled Matchday 3 fixture. Numerous other matches across the fifth, seventh, and ninth matchdays remain unplayed, including Nacional versus Tolima, Bucaramanga against Águilas Doradas, and América de Cali facing Fortaleza.
