Atlético Nacional receives this Saturday, from 5:15 in the afternoon to Atletico Bucaramangaby the third date of quadrangular A on the League I-2022. With seven games without being able to win, the purslane team has the obligation to beat the ‘leopard’, if it wants to stay in the fight for a place in the grand final. In front is one of the revelations of the championship, who has not lost in Medellín since 2017.
Alvaro Angle did not manage to recover from a bruise on his knee and will be absent from the team Hernan Dario Herrera. Philip Aguilar He overcame his ankle injury and the physical discomfort that sidelined him from the match against Millonarios and he would be called up for this match against Bucaramanga.
Coach Hernán Darío Herrera knows of the responsibility that his coaches have in winning to get back on track in the fight to advance to the final. A draw or a defeat would have practically sentenced a new elimination. “Mood is up, we are strong. Now comes Bucaramanga and we want to get the three points. We are with the energy up. Felipe Aguilar is now available to play, it is the decision of the coaching staff if we take him into account for this match, Álvaro Angulo is in the medical department and they will give us news about his evolution”.
Regarding the rival, the ‘Arriero’ indicated that “Bucaramanga is a very difficult rival, they have high spirits, two very important players and a coach who knows his players very well. Dayro and Sherman are dangerous players that we must control, we have to improve several things that we have already talked about. The idea is that these mistakes are not repeated.
For his part, analyzing variants for this game, the coach does not see it feasible to place Dorlan Pabón as center forward, a position he had towards the end of his time in Monterrey, Mexico. “With us, (Dorlan) Pabón has never done it nine. In the par
Data between Atlético Nacional and Atlético Bucaramanga
For the Colombian League, Atlético Nacional and Bucaramanga have faced each other 191 times, with 84 purslane wins, 65 for Santander and 42 draws. In terms of goals scored, 291 were for the Antioqueños and 229 for the Leopards.
Atlético Nacional’s last win at home in the First Division against Atlético Bucaramanga was in July 2017 (2-1). Since then, the Bumangués team has added a victory and two away draws to those from Medellín.
Atlético Nacional has seven games without a win in the I-2022 League (five draws, two losses), but has nine without losing at home in the tournament (five wins, four draws).
Atlético Bucaramanga took the victory in its most recent match of the I-2022 League (2-0 vs. Junior) and seeks to link victories for the second time in this contest, after chaining three between March and April.
Dorlan Pabón, from Atlético Nacional, has 59 shots in total (including blocks) in the I-2022 League, the highest record together with Pablo Sabbag (La Equidad) and Luciano Pons (Independiente Medellín). The purslane player averages more than three shots (3.5) per game in the tournament (17 games).
With 11 goals, Dayro Moreno, from Atlético Bucaramanga, is one of the top scorers in the I-2022 League (along with Luis Carlos Ruiz, from Cortuluá), participating in 37.9% of the goals of
Atlético Bucaramanga so far (29). This is the highest percentage among players still running in the tournament.
Atlético Nacional has not won by League, since April 10 against América de Cali. Since that game, there are already five draws, two losses. Four goals for and six against.
In 13 matches played at the Atanasio in 2022, Atlético Nacional has an average attendance of 29,968 spectators. The match with the most public was against Millonarios, by League with 42,419 spectators. While the lowest was against Once Caldas for Copa Colombia with 16,667 spectators.
Nacional’s last victory against Bucaramanga was on October 6, 2020, for date 12 of the 2020 League. The score was 1-2 with goals from Jarlan Barrera and Déinner Quiñones, Germán Gutiérrez discounted. That match was played at the Alfonso López stadium, behind closed doors.
Atlético Nacional has not scored a goal from a free kick in the League, since date 8 of League II-2021, when Dorlan Pabón scored the third in the purslane win in Barrancabermeja by 1-3. 40 games have passed since then.
Alignment
Kevin Wed; Yerson Candelo, Emmanuel Olivera, Juan David Cabal, Danovis Banguero; Sebastián Gómez, Andrés Andrade, Jarlan Barrera, Daniel Mantilla, Dorlan Pabón; Jefferson Duke.
D.T.: Hernan Dario Herrera.
Hour: 5:15 p.m.
Estadio: Athanasius Girardot.
Referee: John Ospina (Quindio).
WAS: Keiner Jimenez (Cesar).
T.V.: WIN Sports +.
Juan Camilo Alvarez Serrano
FUTBOLRED correspondent
Medellín
On Twitter: @juanchoserran8
