After a listless first half with no attitude, in which they only came close with a shot from Sebastián Gómez, Nacional reacted in the complementary stage, but it was not enough to overcome the series against Olimpia from Paraguay. The 1-1 left him out of the Copa Libertadores, with an aggregate of 4-2.
And it is that after the entry of Andrés Andrade in the second half, who immediately scored the goal of hope and lifted the stands, a mistake by the Purslane goalkeeper changed the history of the match. Kevin Mier had a bad start, he did not secure the ball and Saúl Salcedo took advantage of the rebound to get the tie.
That annotation was a bucket of cold water for the Paisa cast. In addition, because at the beginning of the season, it was widely said that Nacional needed an experienced goalkeeper, and the mistakes of Mier and Quintana during this course confirm this.
However, they have not been the only ones responsible for the new international failure of the green club. Behind are the decisions of the directors, which led to the appointment of Alejandro Restrepo, who was also said to be an inexperienced coach to take on a club of the size of Nacional. He was ultimately fired before the duel with Olympia.
To this was added the low level of men such as Danovis Banguero, Jarlan Barrera, Dorlan Pabón, Andrés Andrade, Yeison Guzmán, Giovanni Moreno and Jéfferson Duque, among others.
All these aspects came together to reach the current crisis, and now Nacional will have to correct to win the local League again, which it has not achieved since 2017, and thus put together a project that will restore its international greatness that it is losing with presentations such as this Thursday at the Atanasio.
Andrés Andrade’s words at the end of the match confirm this: “Total frustration, we missed a lot. When you don’t classify and you don’t pass, we lack everything. I can only apologize to the fans, because they don’t deserve that.”
5
years without important achievements National sum, only winning 2 Colombian cups.
Technical: Hernan Dario Herrera
Players: Kevin Wed; Hayen Palacios (Yeison Guzmán, 59′), Emanuel Olivera, Felipe Aguilar, Danovis Banguero; Nelson Palacio (Andrés Andrade, 46′), Sebastián Gómez, Jarlan Barrera, Daniel Mantilla (Cristian Castro, 73′), Dorlan Pabón and Jéfferson Duque (Ruyeri Blanco, 82′).
Goal: Andres Andrade (46′).
Figure: Andres Andrade.
Expelled: Philip Aguilar (71′)
Technical: Julio Cesar Caceres
Players: Gaston Olveira; Víctor Salazar, Saúl Salcedo (Luis Zárate, 89′), Antolín Alcaraz, Iván Torres (Mateo Gamarra, 82′); Alejandro Silva (Sergio Otálvaro, 66′), Marcos Gómez (Hugo Qintana, 89′), Richard Ortiz, Fernando Cardozo, Jorge Recalde (Gillermo Paiva, 66′); Derlis Gonzalez
Goal: Saul Salcedo (57′).
Figure: Saul Salcedo.
Expelled: Gillermo Paiva (71 ‘).
Stadium: Athanasius Girardot. / Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina). / Assistants: Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina) and Gabriel Chade (Argentina). / Assistance: 37,204 people.
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at night, next Sunday, will be the Nacional classic against Medellín, a vital match also for the green fans.
5
years without important achievements National sum, he only won 2 Colombia cups.
