Deportes Tolima secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Junior at the Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro in a captivating Primera A encounter. The home side established a commanding lead before halftime, with J. Hurtado opening the scoring in the 37th minute, expertly assisted by J. Hernandez. Just before the interval, K. Florez doubled Tolima's advantage, receiving a crucial pass from Hurtado. Junior mounted a spirited comeback in the second half, pulling a goal back through G. Paiva in the 79th minute, set up by D. Caicedo, setting up a tense finish. Despite a flurry of second-half substitutions and yellow cards for both sides, including J. Sarmiento and J. Hurtado earlier, and G. Paiva and J. Canchimbo late on, Tolima held firm to claim all three points.