Patronato, from Paraná, made its international debut and despite putting up a good game and winning until 75 minutes, Atlético Nacional, from Medellín, turned it around and took the three points from Colombia with a 2-1 score in a match of Group H of the Copa Libertadores of America.
The fact that the match is historic for the “Patron” motivated the players from the beginning and for that reason, seconds before 2 minutes, he opened the scoring with a goal from matthew levatobut a burst of Durban Pabon (30 and 33m. ST) gave the victory to the visitor.
In the first of the match, the winger Matias Ruiz Diaz settled on the right and with a cross to the point of the penalty assisted matthew levato that, without problems and puncturing it with a header above the goalkeeper Harlene Castillo -who had gone ahead-, signed his first goal in international competitions.
Three minutes later the same raised (with a history in the Argentine promotion) sealed the 2 to 0 but the line and then the VAR marked an advanced position.
With an orderly tactical work, the local allowed National Athletic have the ball, he closed his lines with a clear 5-4-1, and when he recovered it he quickly spread out all over the field and generated the clearest ones.
National Athletic He was more calm and moved the ball all over the field until the last meters, where with passes between the lines he tried to deepen the attack and only after 24 minutes was he able to force a shot that went to the goalkeeper’s body Matias Budino.
raised with goals and attacks, an unstoppable Juan Cruz Esquivel on the left with feints, speed and dribbling, and ghirardello As a wall that prevented Nacional from passing through their area, they were the figures of the first part.
For the second half the game became flatter, with the “Green Machine” looking to break the schemes without being specific in the last meters, and the Argentine team bet on the counterattack and set pieces, generating the best arrivals.
The changes in Nacional gave him air and disruption and in a burst of 10 minutes he rallied the local area, until after 74 minutes the ball hit the hand of Ruiz Diaz inside the area and one minute later pabon it gives those of Medellín the tie.
Four minutes later the same pabon put the visitors ahead: Duque had gotten between the defense and one-on-one demanded the goalkeeper budino, but the scorer appeared on the rebound and with a left foot he nailed it close to the right post.
With the victory in their pocket, Atlético Nacional took as long as they could and made the Patronato nervous, reaching the end and winning again in Libertadores, something they had not achieved since April 2021 (2-0 against Universidad Católica).
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