Indep Santa Fe beats Junior 2‑1 in Copa Colombia

BARRANQUILLA (Interstat) — Fernando Coniglio scored in first-half stoppage time and Fernando Uribe Hincapié added a goal in the 88th minute as Independiente Santa Fe defeated Junior 2-1 on Saturday at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in a Copa Colombia match.

Miguel Ángel Borja Hernández gave Junior the lead in the seventh minute, but Coniglio equalized in the 45th plus third minute. Uribe Hincapié, a substitute, netted the winner in the 88th minute.

Both teams now hold 1-1 records in the competition and across all competitions this season. Yellow cards were issued to Fabián Héctor Sambueza of Junior in the 19th minute, Edwin Alberto Herrera Hernandez of Santa Fe in the 24th, and Juan Sebastián Pedroza Perdomo of Santa Fe in the 69th.

The result avenged Santa Fe’s 2-0 loss to Junior on Wednesday, May 13, in the previous meeting between the sides.