Junior 2–0 Independiente Medellin

Junior looked stuck in a stalemate against Independiente Medellin until Teófilo Gutiérrez broke it open in the 75th minute, and four minutes later Hayen Palacios doubled the lead to seal a 2-0 win in Primera A. Gutiérrez's strike carries extra weight given Junior's shaky recent form (WLDDL), sitting second with 35 points but having won just once in their last five outings, so a late two-goal burst against a side unbeaten in three (WDWW) and climbing from 11th feels like a statement rather than a routine three points. History was tilted against the hosts too, having lost two of their last three meetings with Medellin, making this one a rare reversal in a series they don't usually control. Neither Gutiérrez nor Palacios threatens H. Rodallega's grip on the league's scoring charts, but on this night it was their timing, not their tally, that mattered. Junior needed a spark after a rough stretch, and it arrived in a five-minute window that flipped a goalless afternoon into a home win. Catch both goals, back to back, in the highlights below.