2020 Superliga Colombiana Explained

2020 Superliga Colombiana
Team1:Junior
Team1score:3
Team2:América de Cali
Team2score:2
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:1
Team2score1:2
Date1:8 September 2020
Stadium1:Estadio Romelio Martínez
City1:Barranquilla
Referee1:Andrés Rojas
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:2
Team2score2:0
Date2:11 September 2020
Stadium2:Estadio Pascual Guerrero
City2:Cali
Referee2:Edilson Ariza
Previous:2019
Next:2021

The 2020 Superliga Colombiana (known as the Superliga Águila 2020 for sponsorship purposes) was the ninth edition of the Superliga Colombiana. It was contested by the champions of the 2019 Categoría Primera A season from 8 to 11 September 2020.[1]

The competition, which is usually played in January prior to the start of each Categoría Primera A season, was originally scheduled to be played in the middle of the year due to the schedule saturation caused by the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament and the start of the Primera A tournament in that same month.[2] By February, DIMAYOR was considering to play the Superliga on 31 May 2020 as a single match at a neutral venue outside the country, with Miami as the tentative host city,[3] however, those plans were put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the suspension of every football tournament. On 31 August 2020, with the announcement of the resumption of the tournaments organized by DIMAYOR, the competition was eventually confirmed to be played on 8 and 11 September 2020, with its usual double-legged series format.[1]

Junior won its second Superliga Colombiana title following a 3–2 win over América de Cali on aggregate.

Teams

TeamQualificationPrevious appearances (bold indicates winners)
Junior2019 Apertura champions2 (2012, 2019)
América de Cali2019 Finalización championsNone

Matches

First leg

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GK 1 Sebastián Viera (c)
DF 27 Fabián Viáfara
DF 24 Daniel Rosero
DF 16
DF 17 Gabriel Fuentes
MF 18
MF 14
MF 10
FW 29
FW 19 Carmelo Valencia
FW 9
Substitutes:
GK 22 Reinaldo Fontalvo
DF 4
DF 26
DF 20 Marlon Piedrahita
MF 5
MF 7 Sherman Cárdenas
FW 28
Manager:
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GK 12 Eder Chaux
DF 13
DF 2 Marlon Torres
DF 16
DF 3 Edwin Velasco
MF 19 Luis Paz
MF 15 Rafael Carrascal
MF 7
MF 4
MF 11 Duván Vergara
FW 20 Adrián Ramos (c)
Substitutes:
GK 1 Joel Graterol
DF 29 Kevin Andrade
MF 6 Felipe Jaramillo
MF 18
MF 10
MF 30
FW 8
Manager:
Juan Cruz Real
Assistant referees


Miguel Roldán
Herminsul Calderón
Fourth official


Bismark Santiago

Match rules[4]
  • 90 minutes.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions.

Second leg

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GK 12 Eder Chaux
DF 13
DF 2
DF 16 Juan Pablo Segovia
DF 3
MF 15
MF 19
MF 4
FW 7
FW 20 Adrián Ramos (c)
FW 11 Duván Vergara
Substitutes:
GK 1 Joel Graterol
DF 29 Kevin Andrade
MF 6 Felipe Jaramillo
MF 18
MF 24 Luis Sánchez
MF 30
FW 8
Manager:
Juan Cruz Real
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GK 1 Sebastián Viera (c)
DF 20 Marlon Piedrahita
DF 24 Daniel Rosero
DF 16 Germán Mera
DF 17
MF 10
MF 18
MF 14 Leonardo Pico
MF 8
FW 9
FW 29
Substitutes:
GK 22 Reinaldo Fontalvo
DF 4 Willer Ditta
DF 27
MF 5 Larry Vásquez
MF 7 Sherman Cárdenas
FW 20
FW 28
Manager:
Assistant referees


Alejandro Gallego
John Gómez
Fourth official


Luis Fernando Trujillo

Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if tied on aggregate.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions.
Junior won 3–2 on aggregate.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PROGRAMACIÓN DE LA SUPERLIGA AGUILA 2020 . Spanish . DIMAYOR . 31 August 2020.
  2. Web site: ¿Cuándo se disputará la Superliga Águila 2020? . Spanish . Deportes RCN . 1 November 2019 . 31 August 2020.
  3. Web site: Lista la fecha y sede para la Superliga entre América y Junior . Spanish . RCN Radio . 17 February 2020 . 31 August 2020.
  4. Web site: REGLAMENTO COMPETENCIA SUPERLIGA AGUILA 2020 . Spanish . DIMAYOR . 9 September 2020.