By Joiner Martínez
Jun 17, 2024, 16:44 PM EDT
Last Saturday, June 15, the second leg final of the BetPlay League 1-2024 was played, with an agonizing definition from the penalty spot and consecration of Atlético Bucaramanga over the favorite and multi-champion Independiente Santa Fe.
But football gave the first title in its history to the yellow team, which from the night of the game until reaching its city, lived a day of dreams and glory.
Although there are always negative points, this time it was presented because of an alleged member of a bar from the same Bumangués club, who in the middle of the celebration was exposed because he stole a medal of decoration from defender Carlos Henao.
But because there were many who were recording the moment from different points, also because the thief himself uploaded the image of the object to one of his networks, he was identified and the search began.
The Bucaramanga players became champions in El Campín de Bogotá, they celebrated in the capital and early on Sunday, June 16, 2024 they traveled to the capital of the department of Santander. There they were received by an impressive and massive caravan, with obvious reasons, because it is the club’s first title in 75 years of history and against one of the greats of Colombian football.
And after several hours of travel, arriving at the Bumangués stadium, a ceremony was held in which all the members of Rafael Dudamel were presented to their audience and the celebration was ideal. Just as it happened after the first leg of the final, when the members of the ‘brava brava’ and other ordinary fans invaded the field, this time it happened again.
Obviously, it seemed like it was the overflowing and uncontrolled joy of the fans, while many journalists tried to talk to the players and fans tried to take photos with their heroes. However, crime also took the opportunity to do its thing and a group of subjects surrounded Carlos Henao and in the middle of the celebration the medal of decoration that the city authorities had given him fell from the defender’s neck.
According to this video that circulates on networks, in the middle of the celebration a medal was stolen from one of the Atlético Bucaramanga players, it seems to be a decoration that was given to them. pic.twitter.com/tITrzZdgsG
— Alejandra Rodriguez (@MariasRodriguez) June 17, 2024
At that moment, it seemed like an accident, but when the same footballer tried to pick up the item that was awarded to him for his achievement and bring joy to the entire region, he only found the ribbon that held the medal. The annoyance was evident, but the scenario was very adverse to make complaints or react against so many who surrounded him, hugged him and even pulled him for photos.
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