The first leg between Independent Medellín and Boyacá Chicó was not carried out on the date and time initially scheduled due to the fact that the Medellín could not reach Tunja due to the trucker strike. This situation forced the Dimayor to reschedule the meeting for the next day, with the consent of Boyacá Chicó.
Finally, on Tuesday the first leg was played, and Medellín won with a resounding score of 4-1, which seemed to ensure their passage to the semifinals of the Betplay Cup.
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However, in an unexpected turn, the Dimayor issued a statement this Friday morning in which the Disciplinary Committee decided to grant victory to Boyacá Chicówith a score of 3-0 according to the rules, thus reversing the original result of the match. This decision has generated great controversy and tension in the Colombian football environment.
“SANCTION, to El Equipo del Pueblo SA (“DIM”) with defeat due to withdrawal or resignation and a fine of twenty-six million pesos ($26,000,000) for incurring the violation contained in literals i) and l) of article 83 of the CDU of the FCF, in the match to be played for the first leg of the Quarterfinals of the BetPlay DIMAYOR 2024 Cup between Deportivo Boyacá Chicó Fútbol Club SA and Club El Equipo del Pueblo SA,” Dimayor stated in its statement.
Without a doubt, this altered the picture Powerful of the Mountain, because it was not known what decision to make a few hours before the start of the return match of the semifinals of the Betplay Cup.
Despite this, the team announced that it will take legal action to appeal the decision after its good performance.
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“Independiente Medellín had all the will to play the first leg“, acted in good faith, abiding by Dimayor’s decision that includes the parties involved in the sporting event to be held and today is the most affected by the change of dates and exposure to a force majeure event.”
Later, the DIM announced that if they will play the game against Boy and announced the ticket prices for the match, in addition to announcing promotions for the fans with a message for the Tunja team.
“In honor of what was played on the field, 4×1 in east, south and west, north 2×1. We won it TOGETHER. See you at the Atanasio! It is played today,” they wrote on their social networks.
