UE Santa Coloma Clinches Primera Divisió Top Spot with 2-1 Win

UE Santa Coloma secured top spot in the Primera Divisió with 29 points after matchday 13, following a 2-1 win over Atlètic Escaldes on Sunday. The league now pauses until 17 January.

Borja Arellano put Iñaki Alonso's team ahead in the 18th minute at the FAF training centre, but Rodrigo Piloto equalised for Dani Luque's side after the break. Christian García's goal in the 75th minute delivered the points, ending the year as leaders of the Lliga Multisegur Assegurances.

Inter Escaldes, under Felip Ortiz, trail on 28 points with a game in hand after beating bottom side Esperança 2-0. Mario Linares and Jaouad Erraji scored late in the second half.

FC Santa Coloma climbed to third on 21 points, taking the last European place, with a 2-0 victory over Rangers. Luciano Bocco's double yellow in the 18th minute reduced the visitors to 10 men, paving the way for Sascha Andreu's first-half opener and Yenerey Betancor's stoppage-time finish. The result lifted Víctor Vázquez's team after a midweek loss.

Atlètic Escaldes share fourth on 20 points with Luis Blanco's side. CE Carroi opened the weekend with a 3-1 comeback against Ordino. Pau Servat struck first for the visitors, but Kevin Otto, Nabil Jadrane—or López, per some accounts—and Kabir Nath turned the match around late on for Fernando Vidal's team.

Esperança remain last with two points, six adrift of safety and under threat of dropping to the Lliga Unida. Penya Encarnada had a bye.