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Like that song from the Conjunto Clásico, Atlético Nacional ‘walks aimlessly’ and ended up tripping eliminated from the South American Cup, one of the objectives of this 2020. The team accumulated 16 consecutive games receiving a goal, there is no community, a clear idea of the game and whichever team puts pressure on it, it will gain an advantage on the scoreboard. Here are some details of this new ‘misstep’ of the purslane.
Improvised or low level players: Sebastián Gómez used as a left back fails to be an influential player in Nacional’s game. Neither in attack nor in defense, two of the three goals of the match came from his back. In 72 minutes on the court, the game cost him a lot and that he ended up playing as a midfielder, backed by Helibelton Palacios as a marker with a changed profile. Diego Braghieri is not the great center-back who shone in Lanús, he is slow, loses in duels and was complicit in River Plate’s goals. Brayan Rovira does not have a good time and both in Bogotá against Millonarios, and in this match, he did not show himself in the best way. Jarlan Barrera lacks dynamics in his game and in this match that he played alongside Andrés Andrade, he failed to display a good game.
Lack of hierarchy: Both in the first leg and in the return, Nacional lost the papers with River of Uruguay. In Medellín, the rivals forced the expulsion of Yerson Mosquera and in the return, he added several reprimands. When purslane go out to find shock and strong play, they don’t know how to control themselves. Many of these players are just beginning their sports careers and a continental tournament has a different weight, what is unforgivable is that the most veteran players do not make a difference.
Defense errors: As I wrote at the beginning, there are already 16 consecutive games in which they score goals for Nacional, in several they make two and three, neither with Aldair Quintana, nor with José Cuadrado, they give a guarantee to get zero from his gate and defenders fail to be effective on the mark and in duels.
Concentration: Nacional took about 30 minutes to enter the game, already with the scoreboard with two goals against and a more than complicated outlook. The team tries to elaborate, but is not precise, many times they attack with more enthusiasm than with an idea of being effective in the opposite goal.
Dynamic: At times, Nacional is very static, it is difficult for their players to uncheck. Those who enter cannot take the idea and the team ends up very game, where an individuality can save them, but it is not enough for them to finish subduing their rival, not with football and less with goals. It changes the module, the scheme, but it is still a team that wanders the field, without a north and with water up to its neck.
Juan Camilo Alvarez Serrano
FUTBOLRED correspondent
Medellin
On Twitter: @ juanchoserran8
