😳 Knocked out by their own academy! Top-flight side's cup debacle

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·30 de julho de 2026

😳 Knocked out by their own academy! Top-flight side's cup debacle

This is certainly not something you see every day: In the Colombian Cup, top-flight side Junior Barranquilla were knocked out by their own "reserve" team.

FC Barranquilla, which once produced Bayern star Díaz, has served for years as a development team for the traditional Colombian club. As luck would have it, the second-division side faced its partner club in the first round — and pulled off the unbelievable.

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After two draws (2-2 in the first leg and 3-3 in the second leg), "FCB" actually beat Junior Barranquilla in a penalty shootout. The players and coaches could hardly believe it afterward.

So for the second half of the season, will they simply swap the squads? We might have an idea which boys would be happy about that.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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