Frank Fabra Seals 2-1 Win as Medellín - Cúcuta Ends in Ditaires
DIM won medellín - cúcuta 2-1 in Ditaires and locked up first place in Group C with 8 points. Frank Fabra scored the winner in the 60th minute, his first goal for the club since returning in January, and DIM advanced to the Copa BetPlay round of 16.
Ditaires Decides Group C
The result settled the group. DIM finished ahead of Fortaleza, which ended second with 5 points, and Cúcuta Deportivo was eliminated from the competition.
The match was the last one of the Copa BetPlay group stage, played at the estadio Ciudad de Itagüí. The stands were silent, but the scoreline carried the weight of a place in the next round.
Cataño and Berdugo Trade Goals
Cúcuta struck first in the 28th minute when Léider Berdugo scored after an error by Léyser Chaverra. Daniel Cataño answered in the 30th minute to pull DIM level before the break.
That sequence left the match on a knife edge until Fabra broke it in the 60th minute. The left back finished from close range and celebrated with a single word: “gol”.
Fabra Ends DIM's Semester
The winner was Fabra's first goal for DIM since he returned in January. At 35 years old, he delivered the decisive touch in a season that has already stretched across three competitions.
DIM ended the semester with 33 matches played, posting 13 victories, 10 draws and 10 losses for a 39.3% performance. Those numbers included 19 Liga matches, 10 Copa Libertadores matches and 4 Copa BetPlay matches, and they now send the club into the round of 16 against one of the winners from the 1B round.
