Atlético Nacional defeated Atlético Bucaramanga 3-2 for the ninth date in the BetPlay II-2022 League. In a game full of emotions, the purslane team won the championship again with goals from Jefferson Duque, Daniel Mantilla and Andrés Felipe Román, the latter making his net debut wearing the purslane shirt. For Santander, Dayro Moreno discounted twice.
The first minutes were for Bucaramanga, pressing up and generating several approaches on Kevin Mier’s goal.
It was not until the 18th minute that Nacional, through Daniel Mantilla, had a great opportunity to open the scoring, but the ball went over the visiting goal. Two minutes later, Cristian Castro Devenish headed an approach, but the ball went wide of the goal.
Bucaramanga perked up and at minute 21, a mid-range shot by Sherman Cárdenas hit the crossbar. The game was still open, give and take, at 23, Dorlan Pabón from mid-distance demanded goalkeeper Juan Camilo Chaverra.
At minute 24, the goal came for Nacional, through Jefferson Duque who took advantage of an oversight in defense to score goal number 99 in 229 with the purslane shirt, equaling third place among the top scorers in the history of Nacional with Gustavo Holy.
Nacional continued to attack and at minute 31, Daniel Mantilla stretched the lead with a powerful cross shot from the right side of the rival area. The Santanderean scored for the team from his homeland.
About the 32nd minute, Dayro Moreno discounted for Bucaramanga with a great mid-distance shot with his right leg, the ball went over Kevin Mier and entered the bottom of the south goal. The striker from Tolima applied the law of the former, but did not celebrate the goal.
The first half ended with Nacional dominating Bucaramanga, showing superiority in the game despite the good start of the visitors.
In the complementary stage, Bucaramanga came out with a lot of momentum to get the tie and almost did it in minute 3, Dayro Moreno finished off from the right sector and sent the ball to the crossbar.
Around minute 8, Cristian Castro Devenish had to leave the game due to an injury. Álvaro Angulo entered in his place. Two minutes later, the tie for the visit came through Dayro Moreno, who arrived freely on the left sector of the local area and defined in a great way before the exit of Kevin Mier.
At minute 14, Yeison Guzmán entered instead of Jarlan Barrera. Two minutes later, Nelson Palacio from mid-distance, tried the goal and the third came just short for Nacional.
Bucaramanga continued to charge and at minute 22, Gustavo Torres with a header, was very close to putting Bucaramanga in front. But the ball hit the vertical and went wide of the goal.
About minute 28, there was a double substitution in Nacional, Dorlan Pabón and Nelson Palacio left and Andrés Andrade and Jayder Asprilla entered. Bucaramanga responded with the departure of Gustavo Torres and Juan Marcelín entered, minutes before Johan Caballero had entered for Bruno Teliz.
At minute 30, Nacional once again took the lead thanks to Andrés Román, the former Millonarios took advantage of a pass from Andrés Andrade, so that the winger finished off the right wing, leaving goalkeeper Chaverra without reaction.
At minute 36, Nacional was saved from the tie after a free throw and Kevin Mier avoided the danger in two periods, despite the fact that by the second play the action of the game was already canceled due to being out of place.
In the end, a lot of strong play by both teams, Nacional managed to manage the advantage on the scoreboard and once again added a key victory thinking about the classic of the next date. For Bucaramanga, the point they had achieved after coming back from 2-0 down escaped them, but it did not reach them in the auction of the commitment.
On the next date, Atlético Nacional visits Independiente Medellín, while Atlético Bucaramanga receives América in a pending duel for the third date.
Juan Camilo Alvarez Serrano
FUTBOLRED Correspondent
Medellín
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