Liga BetPlay II round 14 preview: leaders América host Medellín, and Cali chase a sixth straight win

This preview covers eight of the ten matches of round 14 of the Liga BetPlay II, from Thursday 8 to Monday 12 October. Santa Fe v Bucaramanga is scheduled for Monday 26 October, and Atlético Nacional v Deportivo Pasto, planned for Saturday, has been rescheduled because the Atanasio Girardot is closed, according to Infobae. The fixture to watch first is on Sunday: the leaders, América de Cali, host Independiente Medellín, who are seventh, with the Pascual Guerrero fully open. On Saturday Deportivo Cali, second and on a run of five straight wins, visit Deportivo Pereira, who are second from bottom and have just lost their coach.

Thursday 8 October

Fortaleza v Millonarios (20:10 Bogotá time). At the Metropolitano de Techo. Fortaleza are 16th with 10 points from 12 matches: they have a single win and seven draws, and have not won in their last five. Millonarios are sixth on 21 points and, together with Internacional, have played the most matches, 13; they come in unbeaten in five. According to Infobae, defender Jorge Arias fractured the fourth toe of his right foot after the match against Medellín, and Deportes RCN reports that he is still out of the squad; Rodrigo Contreras and Mateo García, with muscle problems, are aiming to return in mid-October. Millonarios are unbeaten against Fortaleza in their last five meetings: they drew 2–2 in March 2026, and before that Millonarios won 3–2 in September 2025, 2–0 in April 2025, 2–1 in October 2024 and 2–1 in March 2024.

Friday 9 October

Alianza Valledupar v Águilas Doradas (18:00 Bogotá time). At the Armando Maestre Pavajeau. Alianza Valledupar are 15th on 11 points and have the leakiest defence in the tournament, with 24 goals conceded in 12 matches. Águilas Doradas, 11th on 14 points from 11, won the last two league meetings, both 1–0 at home, in March 2026 and October 2025. At home, Alianza won 4–0 in the Copa Colombia in June 2025, drew 0–0 in April 2025 and won 3–0 in November 2024.

Once Caldas v Llaneros (20:10 Bogotá time). At the Palogrande in Manizales. Once Caldas, 12th on 13 points, and Llaneros, 10th on 14, have played 12 matches each and sit six and five points behind eighth-placed Tolima. There are three meetings on record: 1–1 with Llaneros at home in March 2026, a 2–0 home win for Llaneros in October 2025 and a 1–0 home win for Once Caldas in March 2025.

Saturday 10 October

Deportivo Pereira v Deportivo Cali (15:30 Bogotá time). At the Santiago de las Atalayas in Yopal. Pereira are 19th with eight points from 11 matches, with one win and seven goals scored, the lowest total in the league. El Tiempo reports that Arturo Reyes left the job by mutual agreement on Monday, after the 4–0 defeat in Cúcuta; the paper names no successor. Cali are second on 24 points and have won their last five league matches. They won the last two meetings, both 1–0 at home, in March 2026 and October 2025; Pereira won 2–0 at home in April 2025 and 2–0 away in July 2024.

Junior v Internacional de Bogotá (18:10 Bogotá time). Junior, champions of the Liga BetPlay I, are 17th on nine points and have played 11 matches, two fewer than their opponents. They are coached by the Uruguayan Sebastián Viera, the club's former goalkeeper, whose appointment Junior announced on 1 September, according to El País. Internacional de Bogotá are 13th on 13 points from 13 matches, seven of them draws. Junior are unbeaten against Internacional in the last four meetings: they won 1–0 away in March 2026, drew 1–1 at home in September 2025 and won 1–0 away in April 2025; Internacional's last win was 1–0 at home in October 2024.

Sunday 11 October

Jaguares v Deportes Tolima (16:05 Bogotá time). At the Jaraguay in Montería. Jaguares are bottom with seven points from 11 matches and have not won in their last five. Deportes Tolima are eighth on 19 points, in the last qualifying place, also without a win in their last five league matches, and before that play their postponed round 9 match against Atlético Nacional on Thursday. Tolima have not lost any of the last five meetings: they won 3–1 at home in March 2026, 2–0 away in August 2024, 2–0 at home in February 2024 and 1–0 away in October 2023, and the sides drew 1–1 in April 2023.

América de Cali v Independiente Medellín (20:15 Bogotá time). At the Pascual Guerrero. América lead with 27 points from 12 matches, are the top scorers, with 24 goals, and have the best defence, with seven conceded. According to El País, Cali's Comisión Local para el Fútbol has authorised opening every stand of the stadium, for the first time since the earthquake of 10 August, with the west entrance kept closed to avoid crowding. Medellín are seventh on 20 points and come off a 1–0 defeat by Santa Fe in Itagüí; they have won one of their last five. Medellín won 2–1 at home in March 2026; late in 2025 the sides drew 1–1 with Medellín at home in December, and in November América won 2–1 at home and Medellín 3–0 at theirs.

Monday 12 October

Chicó v Cúcuta (20:10 Bogotá time). At La Independencia in Tunja. Chicó are 14th on 12 points from 11 matches, and Cúcuta, ninth on 15 from 12, four points off eighth, come off a 4–0 win over Pereira. Cúcuta won 1–0 at home in March 2026; the previous meeting in the Primera A was a 2–0 away win for Cúcuta in September 2020.

The table before Thursday

The top eight go through to the cuadrangulares. The teams have not all played the same number of matches: Nacional have played ten, and Millonarios and Internacional 13. Before Fortaleza v Millonarios, Nacional and Tolima meet on Thursday at 18:05 Bogotá time in Itagüí, according to El Colombiano.

1. América de Cali, 27 points (12 matches, +17)
2. Deportivo Cali, 24 (12, +11)
3. Bucaramanga, 23 (11, +10)
4. Atlético Nacional, 22 (10, +11)
5. Santa Fe, 22 (12, +7)
6. Millonarios, 21 (13, +7)
7. Independiente Medellín, 20 (12, +3)
8. Deportes Tolima, 19 (12, +2)
9. Cúcuta, 15 (12, −4)
10. Llaneros, 14 (12, −1)

At the bottom, Fortaleza (10 points from 12 matches), Junior (9 from 11), Pasto (9 from 12), Pereira (8 from 11) and Jaguares (7 from 11) fill the last five places.

Numbers to know

• Eight matches: one on Thursday, two on Friday, two on Saturday, two on Sunday and one on Monday, all in Bogotá time.
• Bucaramanga are still the only unbeaten side in the tournament, with six wins and five draws; their match in this round, against Santa Fe, is on 26 October.
• América have scored 24 goals and conceded seven in 12 matches: the best figure in the league in both columns.
• Deportivo Cali have won their last five league matches and are three points behind the leaders.
• Alianza Valledupar have conceded 24 goals, the most; Pereira have scored seven, the fewest.
• The tournament has seen 117 matches, with 307 goals.

The full table and the kick-off times for the whole round are on the Liga BetPlay page.

Sources for the context: El País, El País, El Tiempo, El Colombiano, Infobae, Infobae, Deportes RCN.