Atlético Bucaramanga edged a five-goal encounter at Alianza FC Valledupar, winning 3-2 in the Primera A Apertura after Emerson Batalla struck in the 90th minute. The visitors led twice, were pegged back on each occasion, and still found a late winner to take all three points.
Felix Charrupí opened the scoring for Bucaramanga inside five minutes, converting Emerson Batalla's assist. Cristian Vergara levelled for the hosts in the 28th minute, only for Luciano Pons to restore the away side's lead six minutes later. Misael Martínez looked to have earned a point for Alianza with an 81st-minute equaliser, but Batalla had the final say in the 90th minute, assisted by Brandon Caicedo.
The numbers tell a tale of efficiency rather than dominance. Bucaramanga had only five shots to Alianza's eight, but put three on target and generated an expected-goals figure of 0.97 against the hosts' 0.20. Possession was level at 50-50, and the difference was Batalla's late strike and the visitors' sharper finishing.
