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Atlético Nacional defeated Junior de Barranquilla 1-3, for the tenth date in League II-2021. Despite being at a disadvantage from minute 9 of the first half with a goal from Larry Vásquez, the purslane team managed to get into the game and turn the scoreboard, with a resounding second half. Sebastián Gómez and Jonatan Álvez scored for Antioqueños, who set the former’s law on fire and scored a double on the scoreboard. With 28 points, the Antioquia team remains at the top of the table and would be close to ensuring the classification of home runs.

The local came out from the first minutes with great intensity over the Atlético Nacional area. At minute 6, they had the first approach through Fabián Ángel with a mid-distance shot that crashed into the vertical of Aldair Quintana’s left hand. The purslane tries to elaborate to reach the opposite goal. At minute 8, Jonatan Álvez from middle distance tried, but the ball was deflected.

On the 9th minute, Junior opened the scoring through Larry Vásquez, who started the play from the midfield sector, the former Patriotas and Tigres de México filtered the ball to the left sector, where Luis ‘Cariaco’ González was, who made an overflow before the passivity of the green defense and after a pass to the middle, Vásquez arrived at the area to define with solvency, passing the Barranquilla team ahead. A minute later, Carmelo Valencia arrived from the left and had to stretch the lead, with a cross shot, but the ball passed by centimeters.

At minute 23, Luis González again generated danger over the Nacional area, the Venezuelan finished off from the left sector and the ball passed very close to the purslane goal. However, at minute 25 and after a monologue from Junior, Nacional had a counterattack started by Baldomero Perlaza, the play continued on the right side with Yeison Guzmán and Alex Castro, who crossed to the heart of the area and Jonatan Álvez headed the ball sending it to the back of the net, tying the visit at a difficult moment of the game for the championship leader.

The game decreased in intensity by the local, while Nacional gained in depth. At minute 45, Jonatan Álvez had the second goal, but failed to reach the left post after a cross from the right side by Dorlan Pabón.

In the complementary stage, Nacional went out with intensity to look for the opposite goal, two minutes after a free kick, Dorlan Pabón and then Danovis Banguero finished off the goal, but only the shot of the former Tolima player passed near the goal controlled by Sebastián Viera. At minute 5, Larry Vásquez, after a pass from González, approached Junior, but his shot went wide. The Barranquilla team continued to insist with medium-distance shots, at minute 11, Fabián Ángel tried again in the game and Aldair Quintana controlled the ball. On the 13th minute, Nacional made his first change, retiring Yeison Guzmán, and entering Andrés Andrade.

On the 15th minute, Nacional took the lead on the scoreboard with a goal from Jonatan Álvez after a pass from Jonathan Marulanda from the right sector. However, Danny Rosero crashed with the purslane side and despite the fact that the referee Carlos Ortega had validated the goal, the VAR called him to consult the play. After five minutes, the judge validated the second score of the match for the Antioquia team.

After the goal, Junior found it difficult to build partnerships in attack, he was subdued by the rival and did not have the effervescence of the first half. The locals made three changes in 73 minutes of the game; Fredy Hinestroza, Fabián Ángel and Carmelo Valencia withdrew, and Edwuin Cetre, Ferlys García and Cristian Martínez Borja entered.

At minute 34, an overflow by Alex Castro’s right sector after a throw-in, the former Cruz Azul filtered into the heart of the area, so that Sebastián Gómez with his right leg defined with category, scoring the third goal for the purslanes, who did not they won in the league as a visitor against Junior, since 2015.

The last minutes were of control for Nacional, Alejandro Restrepo made changes, refreshed the team and put Junior in despair. In injury time, a steal by Jefferson Duque was left to Andrés Andrade, but the ‘Rifle’ failed to make the play that could be the fourth goal of the night.

The purslane team defeated Junior again as a visitor, after almost six years. The last time was on October 17, 2015, where the Antioqueños beat Barranquilla 0-4, in a memorable performance by Marlos Moreno.

On the next date, Junior receives Atlético Huila in play pending for the eighth date and then visits Águilas Doradas in Rionegro. For its part, Atlético Nacional receives Deportivo Pasto at the Atanasio.

Juan Camilo Alvarez Serrano
FUTBOLRED correspondent
Medellin
En Twitter: @juanchoserran8