Deportes Tolima defeated the Águilas de Rionegro this Saturday, with a score by Michael Rangel and a double by Andrés Ibargüenadvancing their classification to the next phase of the Betplay I-2022 League, to which Millonarios had also secured after the victory against La Equidad, on the same date.
With this result, Hernán Torres’ men reached 32 points and by goal difference dethroned Alberto Gamero’s team from first place.
The first celebration of red wine and gold took place over 44 minutes. Everything happened after a corner kick executed by Yohandry Orozco, in which Michael Rangel ended up connecting with a header, after getting rid of the mark. Superb header, impossible for Juan David Valencia. A goal that unlocked the game and filled them with confidence for the second half.
Andrés Ibargüen would become a figure in the local team, converting two goals in less than five minutes. The first came at 57′, after a recovery in the rival field, a pass from Luis Miranda and a cross shot, almost on the edge of the area, which turned into a goal. An authentic jewel of the attacker.
The third came four minutes later, after a long serve by William Cuesta; Miranda assisted Ibargüen, who appeared as a net ‘9’, beat the central defenders, to finally keep the heads-up against Valencia. He defined at pleasure to put concrete figures in Manuel Murillo Toro.
At the end of the match, Águilas was close to the discount but Cuesta’s vertical left stifled the possibility of Luis ‘Chino’ Sandoval, who tried it with a header after Jhon Fredy Salazar’s corner. In the end, a 3-0 that places Tolima at the top of the table and ensures a place in the next phase.