PEREIRA, Colombia (Interstat) — Dep Pereira defeated Deportes Tolima 2-0 on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas in a Copa Colombia match. An own goal by Deportes Tolima’s Álvaro José Meléndez Escobar in the 39th minute gave Pereira the lead. Carlos Andrés Ramírez Aguirre, a substitute from Pereira, sealed the victory with a goal in the first minute of stoppage time. The win gave Pereira a 1-1 record in the tournament and a 1-1 mark across all competitions, while Tolima fell to 1-1 in Copa Colombia and 2-2 overall. Four yellow cards were issued: Pereira’s Leonardo Fabio Castro Loaiza in the 30th minute, and Tolima’s Daniel Felipe Cataño Torres in the 49th, Jeison Andrés Angulo Trujillo in the 60th and Julián Alveiro Quiñónes García in the 93rd. The teams met May 16 in Tolima’s 6-1 victory.