BARRANQUILLA (Interstat) — Inter Bogota and Junior opened their competition schedules with a 2-2 draw Saturday at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, a match that swung twice before Fabricio Sanguinetti delivered the final equalizer in the 74th minute.

Cristian Dajome put Inter Bogota ahead in the 19th minute, finishing a move that gave the visitors an early edge. Junior answered in the 25th minute when J. Rivas scored, pulling the home side level and changing the tone of the first half. The teams went into the break tied, with Inter Bogota’s Dajome and Junior’s Rivas each having struck in the opening half. Dajome’s goal came first, but Rivas needed only six minutes to produce the response.

In the second half, Junior moved ahead in the 70th minute through Francisco Fydriszewski. The goal gave Junior a late advantage and put the home side in front for the first time. Inter Bogota responded four minutes later. Sanguinetti, who was on the field for the full match, scored in the 74th minute to make it 2-2. That goal proved decisive in the final score and capped the most important sequence of the game. After Sanguinetti’s finish, neither team found another goal.

Dajome played 79 minutes before being substituted, while Rivas was replaced in the 89th minute after scoring. Fydriszewski entered as a substitute and scored during a 32-minute appearance. Guillermo Paiva, another Junior substitute, recorded an assist in 31 minutes. Facundo Bone came on for Inter Bogota and provided an assist in 32 minutes. Sanguinetti’s performance included one goal in 90 minutes. His goal came at the end of a move that began with Inter Bogota pressing for an equalizer.

Discipline also shaped the match. Inter Bogota’s Victoria Palacios was booked in the 46th minute. Junior’s Suarez received a yellow card in the 60th minute, and Pena was cautioned in the first minute of stoppage time. The cards added to a physical second half as both teams pushed for the final goal. Inter Bogota and Junior each had to manage the closing minutes with players on yellow cards.

Inter Bogota made its first change in the 29th minute, with Rodas involved. Duarte followed in the 58th minute. Junior made changes in the 58th and 59th minutes, with Muriel and Gutierrez entering. Junior then made a double switch in the 73rd minute, sending on Caicedo and Perez. Inter Bogota made a double change in the 79th minute, with Victoria Palacios and Dajome coming off. Junior replaced Rivas in the 89th minute. The substitutions gave both sides fresh legs for the final stretch.

The draw left both teams at 0 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw in this competition. Inter Bogota is also 0 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw across all competitions. Junior is also 0 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw across all competitions. Junior’s season record in this competition is now 0 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw, and Inter Bogota’s season record in this competition is now 0 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw. Neither side found a winner after Sanguinetti’s equalizer, and the match ended with the teams level.

Junior had the home advantage and generated the go-ahead goal through Fydriszewski, but Inter Bogota’s response kept the visitors from leaving with a loss. Sanguinetti’s late finish, Dajome’s opening goal, and Rivas’s first-half answer were the central scoring moments. Paiva and Bone each contributed an assist, while the substitutions on both sides altered the closing stages. Inter Bogota’s Dajome and Junior’s Rivas both scored before their exits, and Fydriszewski made his impact after entering the match.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Junior 1, Inter Bogota 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Junior with an 82.2 percent probability to win.