América de Cali, Once Caldas and Santa Fe are the three teams that have already secured their place in the semi-final quadrangles of the BetPlay II-2024 League. América de Cali leads the championship with an outstanding performance, having lost only one match so far. Once Caldas, for its part, consolidated itself in second position after tying on its visit to Deportes Tolima.
On matchday 15 of the tournament, Millonarios took an important step towards qualification by beating Independiente Santa Fe 1-0 in the Bogota classic. Leonardo Castro’s goal allowed Alberto Gamero’s team to reach 27 points, provisionally placing themselves in fourth position in the table. Millonarios has four games left to secure its place in the next phase, needing at least three more points to confirm its classification.
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Santa Fe, despite the defeat, remains in a favorable position to advance to the home runs. Currently, he occupies third place with 29 points. The red team missed the opportunity to add pressure to the fight for invisible points after the classic, but is still in the fight for a place in the next round.
The Semifinal Home Runs of the BetPlay Dimayor II 2024 League will be played by the eight teams best placed in the standingswho will be divided into two groups, called “group A” and “group B”, according to a media report. These groups will be formed through a draw that will consider the position of the teams in the Phase I table, where they all competed against each other.
The teams that occupied the first two positions in the table will be the group heads. This means that the first place will lead “group A” and the second place will lead “group B”. The other six classified teams will be distributed into the groups through a draw, respecting the pairings previously established.
Home runs will be played in a home-and-away format, meaning each team will have the opportunity to play both home and away. At the end of this phase, the teams that achieve the most points in each group will advance to the final of the BetPlay Dimayor II 2024 League.
This competition system seeks to maintain excitement and balance in the league, allowing teams to demonstrate their ability both in their stadium and in that of their rivals. Expectations are high, since the two teams that lead their respective groups will have the opportunity to compete for the title in the grand final. This is how the standings go:
- América de Cali: 33 points – 14 games played (goal difference of +13)
- Once Caldas: 30 points – 15 games played (goal difference of +8)
- Independiente Santa Fe: 29 points – 15 games played (goal difference of +10)
- Millonarios: 27 points – 15 games played (goal difference of +9)
- Atlético Nacional: 26 points – 14 games played (goal difference of +7)
- Deportes Tolima: 25 points – 15 games played (goal difference of +9)
- Junior FC: 22 points – 14 games played (goal difference of +5)
- CEIF Strength: 21 points – 14 games played (goal difference of +3)
- Atlético Bucaramanga: 21 points – 14 games played (goal difference of +1)
- Deportivo Pasto: 20 points – 14 games played (goal difference of +2)
- Águilas Doradas: 18 points – 14 games played (goal difference of -3)
- La Equidad: 18 points – 14 games played (goal difference of -4)
- Independiente Medellín: 16 points – 14 games played (goal difference of 0)
- Deportivo Pereira: 16 points – 14 games played (goal difference of -3)
- Patriotas Boyacá: 14 points – 15 games played (goal difference of -6)
- Alianza FC: 13 points – 15 games played (goal difference of -6)
- Deportivo Cali: 11 points – 14 games played (goal difference of -9)
- Jaguares FC: 11 points – 14 games played (goal difference of -9)
- Envigado FC: 9 points – 14 games played (goal difference of -11)
- Boyacá Chicó: 8 points – 14 games played (goal difference of -16)
