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Little by little, Atlético Nacional is finding an improvement in its performance. Against Alianza Petrolera, the purslane suffered a lot in the first half, but in the complementary stage they managed to control the match, turn the scoreboard and although at the end it seemed that they were equal, the creative magic of Andrés Andrade was enough to get the classification to a date to finish the phase of all against all in the League. Here are five aspects of the match against the ‘aurinegro’ team that stood up to the Antioqueños.
A reactive team: A constant throughout the year at Atlético Nacional has been the way the matches start. A little disoriented, somewhat disorderly in defense and where many times they ended up with a goal against. Against Alianza it was no exception and from minute 10 they were already behind on the scoreboard. It is difficult for the team to take the initiative despite having control of the ball.
Patched defense, loose in the air and on the stopped ball: Alianza’s goal came through a set piece action, where Andrés Sarmiento had time to settle down and finish with a header. Around three more arrivals were generated by the local team, who knew how to take advantage of defensive oversights as a result of putting Bryan Rovira as central, Helibelton Palacios as left back, Yerson Candelo as right back and Yerson Mosquera who despite his youth was the best behind , at times suffered from that disorder. If not for José Cuadrado who was attentive to a couple of shots, more goals would have come.
Ineffective ball possession: Although 71 percent of possession is an important number, Nacional did not manage to give him weight until he went above the scoreboard, it was difficult for him to pass the middle of the court and when he did, he was not forceful in attack.
Andrés Andrade, the team’s benchmark: The ‘rifle’ has played the 23 official matches of the team this year, scoring eight goals and making 10 assists. He has sacrifice, will, teamwork. It makes the difference in the matches and will be Nacional’s most important weapon for the finals.
Agonizing goals: Triumphs such as against Envigado, Águilas Doradas, this one against Alianza, the tie against America at Atanasio, to name a few games where Nacional scored, goals were scored in the last minutes of the match. Which shows that the purslane team finishes the games very well, as a result of the wear and tear of their rival. Although he lacks consistency in his game to prevail in most of the games, those goals allow there to be a greater growth in the confidence of the group. It is good to build a game by adding.
Juan Camilo Alvarez Serrano
FUTBOLRED correspondent
Medellin
On Twitter: @ juanchoserran8
