Sebastian Montañez
November 03, 2026
07:10 p. m.
La Liga BetPlay 2026-IIenters its final stretch and the fight for a place among the eight qualifiers is increasingly tight.
This Tuesday, November 3, Deportes Tolima achieved an important victory as a visitor against Deportivo Pereira and keeps its chances of advancing to the home runs alive.
Tolima beat Pereira and is excited about qualifying
The pijao team won 1-3 at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium, in a match that was practically resolved during the first 20 minutes.
Luis Sánchez was the main protagonist of the match by scoring two consecutive goals, at minutes 13 and 16, which allowed the visiting team to quickly take control of the scoreboard.
Shortly after, in the 18th minute, Ever Valencia extended the lead and made it 0-3, leaving Deportivo Pereira in a complicated situation.
Before finishing the first half, Jordy Monroy scored for the locals with a penalty at minute 45+2. However, the result favored Tolima, which needed to add three to continue in the fight.
With this victory, the team led by Luis Fernando Suárez reached 23 points and was in tenth position, with two games remaining to finish the regular phase.
This is how the position table of the BetPlay League 2026-II looked like
After the result, Atlético Nacional continues as the leader of the championship with 36 points, followed by América de Cali, with 34, and Deportivo Cali, with 33 units.
Atlético Bucaramanga occupies fourth position with 29 points, while Independiente Santa Fe appears fifth with 28.
Millonarios and Independiente Medellín have 26 units each and occupy the sixth and seventh positions, respectively.
Águilas Doradas partially closes the group of eight with 25 points. Behind them are Once Caldas, with 24, and Deportes Tolima, with 23.
In this way, the pijao team was only two points away from the classification zone. However, his entry into the home runs will depend on the results of the last few days.