After four years, National Athletic returned to a new League final. As in 2018, his rival will once again be the Sports Tolimathe team that cut that successful cycle that had started in 2011 and that until now is resurfacing.
Purslane and pijaos have had an intense rivalry in recent years. Despite the fact that the purslane lead the record, the red wine team managed to discount with convincing results, especially in the Atanasio Girardot stadium, where it has practically been an alternate stadium for the Tolimenses.
Counting the League, Copa Colombia and Copa Libertadores, Nacional and Tolima have played 241 matches, the Antioquia team leads with 101 victorieswhile the red wine has managed to win 72, his last triumphs meant that the difference was trimmed. 66 games complete this history.
The last match was played for the fourth date in the round robin phase in the I-2022 League, on that occasion, Tolima took the three points from Atanasio Girardot with a goal by Gustavo Adrián Ramírez. It should be noted that the National coach at the time was Alejandro Restrepo.
Counting the matches in the League, the difference remains between Atlético Nacional and Deportes Tolima. The purslane team has 98 victories, while the team led by Hernán Torres has won 69 games. The two clubs equalized in 63 meetings.
However, in short tournaments, the one that leads the record is Deportes Tolima with 27 wins, although not by much. Since Nacional has 26 wins and 11 draws. The last victories of the red wine team in the League have been very important. Added to that, in the last 10 games, Tolima is also ahead with 6 wins, two draws and only two losses.
Atlético Nacional’s last victory was on July 24, 2021 at the Atanasio. That day the match ended 1-0 with a goal by Andrés Andrade. Of the 6 victories, Tolima has two as a visitor. The last purslane victory in Ibagué was in the first leg of the 2018 final, when they managed to win with a goal from Dayro Moreno.
Each game is a different story and Nacional hopes to reverse the good present of Tolima, achieving their revenge and embroidering a new star on their shield. Although the musical team wants to toast to the rhythm of bunde, its fourth crown.
Juan Camilo Alvarez Serrano
FUTBOLRED correspondent
Medellín
En Twitter: @juanchoserran8
