The first leg ended in a tie at 1-1, a new tie on the scoreboard takes the decision to overtime and, if it persists, the clash goes to penalties
After a 1-1 draw in the first leg, Deportivo Cali and Tolima will play today, at 9:30 pm (GMT) the grand final of the 2021 Colombian Championship. The game will be played in Igagué, at Manuel Murillo Toro Stadium, home of Tolima .
Thanks to the tie, a simple victory is enough for the national champion in front of the crowd. The team once accumulates 11 unbeaten games in the season.
After qualifying in third place in the regular phase of the Colombian championship, Deportes Tolima was left in the quadrangular final, making an undefeated campaign to finish in the isolated leadership of Group B, earning the right to dispute this final.
The club arrives with slight favoritism in bookmakers and in the last 5 matches officially played this year, they recorded a performance of only 1 win, 4 draws and no defeat.
Rep. Cali also qualified with extreme ease and reached the capable lead of Group A of the quadrangular, with a six point advantage over the vice-leader, allowing themselves the luxury of preserving their holders in the final round in a game that they lost to Deportivo Pereira away from home.
Acting away from home, Deportivo Cali recorded a performance of 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 games played in this condition. 15 goals were scored in favor and 10 against.
Tolima is the current champion of the competition, Deportivo Cali has not won the tournament since 2015.
