February 2020 is very far away, when Atlético Nacional won 0-3 with Boyacá Chicó. It has already been 13 games in which the purslanes continue to receive goals, a streak that has begun to cause problems in a team that has the best attack in the championship, but the worst defense.
According to Javier Danilo Correa, one of the people with the most statistics of the Antioquia team, Nacional’s current streak with 13 consecutive games conceding goals and the highest in the last 20 years. The last time it had reached that pitiful figure was between the Junior 4-1 Atlético Nacional on July 3, 1985 and the Once Caldas 1-0 Atlético Nacional on September 1, 1985.
However, there were worse streaks of the purslane team conceding goals. The worst was 39 games between June 1951 and September 1952. With a 2-3 victory over Pereira and a home win against Junior de Barranquilla.
The second worst was 23 games, between March 31, 1963 with the defeat of America 4-1 until August 15, 1963 with the victory of DIM by the minimum. It is followed by one of 22 dates: between Atlético Nacional 1-4 Cali on March 12, 1961 and Nacional 1-2 America on July 23, 1961. Then one of 21 matches between Nacional 2-2 with Boca del 6 from November 1949 until Nacional 2-2 with Cúcuta on July 16, 1950. With 20 games, between Cali 2-1 Nacional on September 4, 1966 and Nacional 1-1 with Cali on February 12, 1967 .
Close to the recent streak are two of 18 games, one that occurred between June 29, 1956 starting with a 2-2 draw with Tolima, until March 31, 1957 with a 1-2 win with Santa Fe and between 4 from March 1979 to May 27, 1979. Beginning with a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Junior and ending with a 1-1 draw against Santa Fe.
Juan Carlos Osorio referred to the issue, where he stated that “It is so important to keep zero in the goal, that there is a prize in the group. If they make me choose, I prefer to win 1-0 every game. That is precisely why we have designed this award. However, we have had difficulties, in which the poor selection of the group may be to blame. We must raise the level in several players so that there is a greater collective effort. We are going to improve our idea, improve the completion in the attacks, defend less and that we can win with this idea. It is risky, brave, but I am responsible for everything that happens with the team, even the mistakes of the previous game, because I am the one who carries out these strategies. We must work, continue to improve, compete better at all levels, we understand that and we must adjust to the needs of the players ”.
* Data thanks to Javier Danilo Correa, on twitter: @jdanilocorrea
Juan Camilo Alvarez Serrano
FUTBOLRED correspondent
Medellin
En twitter: @juanchoserran8
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