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Although Atlético Nacional continues the victorious path, this time defeating Bucaramanga as a visitor by 1-2, in its game it continues to show shortcomings that cannot reach the consistency that coach Juan Carlos Osorio wants. Although they improved in efficiency and approaches on the opposite goal, in defense they did not achieve the solidity they were looking for, keeping the goal at zero.
Timely reaction: At times of the game it worked, although Bucaramanga started with a bold proposal, at 10 minutes and after a timely reaction and transition from defense to attack, Helibelton Palacios made a change of front very much in the style of Alexis Henríquez for Andrés Andrade who combined with Jarlan Barrier to score the first goal of the match. The team at times was balanced and pressing up, with Lasso and Barrera exchanging positions in attack and using the middle distance giving results as with the goal from Déinner Quiñones.
He started out winning and kept the advantage: Unlike the previous matches against Once Caldas, Tolima and Envigado Fútbol Club, Nacional went ahead on the scoreboard and managed to keep it until the end.
Defensive disorder: Despite having the back four line in defensive mode, Nacional failed to keep zero in his arc and suffered many times from Bucaramanga’s quick transitions. Resources such as fouls near the area and the failure to score in Germán Gutiérrez’s goal were situations that must be corrected for future games.
Fabián González Lasso, a striker without a goal: In many parts of the game he had no mobility, nor did he uncheck, and when he had a ball left for him to define, the striker was delayed or failed to surprise with a powerful shot on the opponent’s goal. It is the second game he played as a starter and again he goes blank.
Failure in long and short passes: At the time of preparing the game, Nacional at times did not achieve timely deliveries and that benefited Bucaramanga to regain control of the ball and employing counterattacks.
The expulsion of Helibelton Palacios and Juan Carlos Osorio: As a result of some disorders in the background, Helibelton Palacios arrived without distance and had no choice but to foul Germán Gutiérrez, with such bad luck for the team captain, who was his second warning and left his team with 10 players from the minute 13 of the second half. DT Osorio ‘lost’ the papers and Nicolás Gallo after he had cautioned him in the first half, in the second half he did not hesitate to take him out of the technical line with a double yellow. Missing the game against Junior next Saturday.
Juan Camilo Alvarez Serrano
FUTBOLRED correspondent
Medellin
On twitter: @ juanchoserran8
