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Pereira vs Nacional: match summary, result, goal in the Betplay Cup grand final | Colombian Soccer | Betplay Cup

Atlético Nacional was crowned champion of the 2021 Colombia Cup despite the defeat in the second leg 1-0 against Deportivo Pereira. Carlos Ramírez’s goal averaging the final part of the match, did not overshadow the happiness and the five-goal advantage with which the purslane arrived at this
meeting. In this way, the Greens won their fifth crown in this contest and the 30th in their history.

Under an atmosphere of smoke, flares and fireworks, the final back in Pereira started with intensity and game in attack by both teams. A little more ambitious the place, with the need to overcome five goals, while Nacional was organized and studied the spaces that could
grant Pereira the impetus to go out to attack, without taking the necessary precautions.

On minute 16, Nacional had his first approach, after a succession of passes that led to a heads-up by Jefferson Duque, but goalkeeper Santiago Castaño managed to contain just before the visiting striker finished off the ball. At minute 19 and after a counterattack,
The first arrival of the match arrived and the first for Nacional through Andrés Andrade, who demanded the goalkeeper Castaño with a powerful shot from medium distance.

The Pereiran team had lost the momentum of the first minutes and Nacional little by little took the rhythm of the game, at minute 22, Jarlan Barrera from the right sector finished off the ball in an encompassing way and almost entered the local goal.

At minute 31, Nacional returned to the rival area with danger through Jefferson Duque who finished off, but the ball hit a Pereira man. A minute later, he had a free kick at the edge of the area on the left sector, it was charged by Dorlan Pabón, but the ball bounced off the
barrera.

At minute 33, Pereira had his first arrival with a mid-range shot from Ever Valencia, but the ball was able to control it without problems Aldair Quintana. The locals were encouraged to attack and at minute 36 they had a new approach, but Nacional’s ‘1’ was attentive to avoid the
danger.

At minute 42, Nacional attacked again, this time with a play that started on the left, ended on the right, but Jefferson Duque, when he finished off, slipped and could not connect the shot. At 44, a filtered pass for Duque, but the scorer could not define with him
bow at your disposal.

In the complementary stage, Nacional maintained the rhythm of the game and after two minutes, Jarlan Barrera after a pass from Jefferson Duque, almost scored, but the ball passed near the post of goalkeeper Castaño’s right hand. Pereira answered at minute 4, with a deflected shot
by Ever Valencia. At minute 8, the locals attacked again and on the line, the visiting defense saved what could have been the first goal of the game.

At minute 22, Nacional made his first two substitutions; Danovis Banguero and Jarlan Barrera left, and Juan David Cabal and Yeison Guzmán entered. The former Tolima suffered a strong blow three minutes before and was removed as a precaution, while Jarlan’s was due to wear and tear he had
in the previous two games.

Pereira responded with the entry of Wilfrido de La Rosa in the place of Fabio Burbano. Three minutes later, the locals made two more changes; Ever Valencia and Brayan León left, and Bryan Castrillón and José Valencia entered. Atlético Nacional exhausted its variants at minute 30. They left; Jefferson Duque, Sebastián Gómez and Andrés Andrade, to make way for Jonatan Álvez, Nelson Palacio and Alex Castro.

On minute 32, Nacional had the clearest play of the match through Dorlan Pabón, with a shot from the right sector, hitting the vertical of goalkeeper Castaño’s left hand. At minute 36, Carlos Ramírez unleashed madness at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium with his goal after a play on the left sector. The former Golden Eagles scored the goal with which they opened the scoring and harbored the possibility of an epic comeback.

In the end, Nacional managed a bulky result achieved in the first game in Medellín, it showed to be a poised team that did not hide, had options to stretch the advantage, but despite the defeat in this match, the image of a team that can giving the fight in the League reappeared in the Antioquia team. In this way, and with a 5-1 overall result, Nacional ended a three-year drought without being a champion, celebrates its fifth Colombia Cup, the 30th title in its history and confirmed its presence in the 2022 Libertadores Cup.

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

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