Deportivo Cali saw off Sucre Deportivo 3:0 at the Estadio Deportivo Cali on 19 September 2026, a result that kept them in ninth place in the First Division A Clausura standings. The hosts had extended their unbeaten run to eight before this match, while the visitors were looking to climb away from the bottom of the table. By then the gap between the sides was already clear on the pitch.
Eduard Bello opened the scoring in the thirty-ninth minute, finishing a move that had built from the left flank. He was on the ball again in the fifty-second, this time a sharper cut inside before he found the net. To be fair, Sucre Deportivo had set up to absorb pressure rather than invite it, but that approach left them exposed when the hosts switched direction.
The visitors had made three changes around half-time, bringing on Victor Mejia, Jhon Quinones and Nicolás Benedetti in an attempt to stabilise things. They refused to go away, but the pattern of the game was already written. Steven Rodríguez added a third in the eighty-fourth minute, sliding home after a deflection that had caught the goalkeeper off balance.
Our forecast had tipped Deportivo Cali to win at 69 per cent confidence, and that prediction held up. The hosts were dominant in the air from set plays, which is where Sucre Deportivo struggled to find their rhythm. The draw brought them together early, but this was a different kind of encounter.
Cali recorded seven shots on target against two for their visitors, while their expected goals figure of 2.28 sat well above Sucre's 0.29. Possession split 52 to 48 in favour of the home side, who also created two big chances compared to none for the away team. The visitors managed more tackles, twenty-two to ten, but could not turn that into meaningful pressure.
The result leaves Deportivo Cali on twenty-seven points after nineteen games, three clear of the relegation zone. Sucre Deportivo remain in nineteenth place on sixteen points, with nine defeats in their record so far. The scoreline reflected a match decided in three or four moments, the rest being background noise.
