Since 2020, Colombian soccer has been sponsored by Betplay, one of the betting houses that operate in the country under the control of Coljuegos and that has a contract until 2029 with Dimayor, but which opened a series of accusations and complaints for possible rigging in matches.
In this regard, the mayor of Cali, Jorge Iván Ospina, was clear in saying that it was not normal that two of the best teams in the Colombian championship were eliminated in the home runs and requested a review of the entire championship, with the help of international organizations.
“Something tells me and I ask for a national and international audit in this regard, that betting increased its level of influence in Colombian soccer, there is no other way I can explain that two favorite teams like América and Águilas have had such a failure,” he wrote in his account of X
Jorge Iván Ospina, mayor of Cali, requested an audit of Colombian football due to possible influence of betting houses - credit @JorgeIvanOspina/X
It is worth remembering that, after the fourth round of home runs, América lost to Nacional 1-0 and still did not score points, while Águilas Doradas added two points and achieved them due to the draws against Cali and Junior, both matches by 1-1. 1.
Regarding supposedly fixed matches, a mayor stated that an audit of the entire Colombian championship is necessary because he considers it very strange that teams like América de Cali and Águilas, who did very well in the first phase, were eliminated early and without winning. a single meeting.
