América de Cali beat Bucaramanga, reach Copa Sul-Americana group stage | OneFootball

This Thursday, four matches were played in the first phase of the Copa Sudamericana. The clashes, between teams from the same country, were played in a single-match format and were worth a spot in the group stage. A traditional team in continental tournaments, América de Cali defeated Atlético Bucaramanga 2-1 and qualified. Guzmán and Palacios scored for the home team, while Sambueza netted one for the visitors.

Match Summary

🔴 AMÉRICA DE CALI 2 x 1 ATLÉTICO BUCARAMANGA 🟡

🏆 Competition: Copa Sudamericana — 1st phase (single match)

📅 Date: March 6, 2026 (Thursday)

⏰ Time: 9:30 PM (Brasília time)

🏟️ Venue: Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali (COL)

Goals

⚽ Sambueza, 23’ 1st half (Bucaramanga) ⚽ Yeison Guzmán, 48’ 1st half (América de Cali) ⚽ Tilman Palacios, 7’ 2nd half (América de Cali)

How the match went

América de Cali started with difficulties against Bucaramanga and fell behind on the scoreboard at the 23rd minute, when Sambueza, from a free kick, took advantage of a poorly set up wall and opened the scoring for the visitors. The home team's reaction came before halftime. At the 48th minute, Yeison Guzmán converted a penalty to level the score.

In the second half, the comeback came just seven minutes in. Tilman Palacios received the ball on the left and fired a powerful shot to make it 2-1 and put the home team in the lead. Bucaramanga also suffered with the sending off of Gutiérrez in the 17th minute of the final stage, which made it easier for América to control the match and secure their spot in the group stage of the Sudamericana.

Results of the day in the Sudamericana

Boston River 1 x 0 Racing 

Nacional (4) 1 x 1 (5) Recoleta

Cienciano (5) 1 x 1 (4) Melgar

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