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América de Cali achieved a place in the semi-final of the League, after eliminating Atlético Nacional, by thrashing it 0-3 in Medellín, and after having lost 1-2 in the first leg. The green box had an alternate payroll due to its coronavirus outbreak.
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At 35 seconds, Atlético Nacional had the first goal of the night, after a kick from goalkeeper Sebastián Guerra, the ball reached Vladimir Hernández who from the left sector filtered the ball into the heart of the area, so that Jarlan Barrera demanded with a flush shot to goalkeeper Joel Graterol.
América de Cali wanted to get closer to the rival area with set pieces, although it lacked precision. At minute 10 and after an error from a Nacional throw-in, Duván Vergara took advantage of a filtered ball and after a journey of more than 40 meters, he defined with a left leg at the exit of Guerra, opening the scoring and equalizing the series 2- 2.
At minute 18, a great play by Andrade led to a filtered pass to Estéfano Arango that he failed to finish. A minute later, América used a counterattack where Luis Sánchez he located Adrián Ramos, who, in speed, defined the exit of Guerra, increasing the score and going to the front in the series by 2-3.
At minute 29 and trying to clear the ball, Helibelton Palacios crossed Luis Sánchez entering the area, to which the referee Alexander Ospina was very close to the play and did not hesitate to sanction the white penalty spot. Yesus Cabrera charged and the ball hit the right vertical, Guerra followed the trajectory of the ball by throwing himself to that side.
On the 38th minute, Ewil Murillo finished off with a right foot from the right side into the area. However, referee Ospina addressed the VAR evaluating an alleged violent conduct by the Nacional player against Felipe Jaramillo de América.
After seeing the play, the referee decided to expel the purslane side, leaving the premises with 10 players, in a highly disputed play.
(Also read: The VAR, in controversy: controversial expulsion in Nacional-América)
In the complementary stage, Nacional held the ball and attacked with greater security. At minute 7, Felipe Jaramillo was expelled after an argument with Jarlan Barrera, the Antioqueño reacted with a header on the Samarian player. Both teams had 10 players left.
At minute 14 and after a filtered pass, Adrián Ramos reached a heads up with goalkeeper Sebastián Guerra, who committed a foul inside the area. The referee did not hesitate to sanction the penalty in favor of América de Cali. Ramos scored the third goal for America and reached nine goals in the League.
In the end, the Valle del Cauca team qualified for the semifinals, being a forceful team that hit at the right time and took advantage of the experience of the youth that the locals had to put in.
On the part of Nacional, a sports year ended where he went blank again and now expects a combination of results, to achieve a place in the international tournament.
Synthesis
Atlético Nacional 0-3 America de Cali
National Athletic: Sebastián Guerra (6); Ewil Murillo (3), Brayan Córdoba (5), Jorge Segura (5), Helibelton Palacios (4); Baldomero Perlaza (4), Jarlan Barrera (6), Agustín Cano (5); Estéfano Arango (4), Vladimir Hernández (5), Andrés Andrade (6).
Changes: Juan David Cabal (5) by Jorge Segura (42 PT), Yair Mena (5) by Agustín Cano (23 ST), Alexis Estupiñán (SC) by Andrés Andrade (43 ST).
DT (e): Alejandro Restrepo.
America from Cali: Joel Graterol (7); Daniel Quiñones (6), Felipe Jaramillo (3), Pablo Ortiz (6); Edwin Velasco (6); Luis Paz (5), Luis Sánchez (7), Yesus Cabrera (8); Santiago Moreno (7), Duván Vergara (8), Adrián Ramos (9).
Changes: Kevin Andrade (6) by Santiago Moreno (9 ST), Cristian Arrieta (6) by Daniel Quiñones (17 ST), Nicolás Giraldo (SC) by Duván Vergara (35 ST), Emerson Batalla (SC) by Luis Sánchez (35 ST ).
DT: Juan Cruz Real.
Goals: Duván Vergara (10 PT), Adrián Ramos (18 PT) (16 ST) for América de Cali.
Admonished: Jarlan Barrera (42 PT), Estéfano Arango (3 ST), Agustín Cano (20 ST) at Atlético Nacional. Edwin Velasco (13 PT), Daniel Quiñones (5 ST) for América de Cali.
Driven out: Ewil Murillo (41 PT) at Atlético Nacional. Felipe Jaramillo (7 ST) for América de Cali.
Referee: Alexander Ospina (5).
Match: very good.
Figure: Adrián Ramos (9).
Stadium: Atanasio Girardot.
Juan Camilo Alvarez Serrano
FUTBOLRED correspondent
Medellin
On twitter: @ juanchoserran8
