Nacional goes for a victory against Independiente Medellín that leaves it leader

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Nacional is preparing to seek its second victory in the Copa Libertadores de América when this Wednesday it receives Independiente Medellín at 7:00 p.m. in the Great Central Park for the second date of group B.

The whites debuted with a 2-1 victory and on the hour in their visit to Metropolitanos in Caracas, with goals scored by Emmanuel Gigliotti and Francisco Ginella. After that match and for the Apertura, they drew goalless with Danubio and beat Fénix 4-0.

This last match against Capurro’s men was the best so far in the Álvaro Gutiérrez era, so it is almost a fact that he will repeat the structure of the eleven to receive the Colombians.

This Tuesday Guti tried with the entry of Polenta behind Montiel, a good job in that function, but ahead of the former River to the flyer zone and leaving the Diego Rodríguez team. Several tactical movements that will have to be expected if they are reflected on the field at game time.

In principle, those who would take the field would be: Sergio Rochet, Leandro Lozano, Fabián Noguera, Diego Polenta or Marcos Montiel, Camilo Cándido, Diego Rodríguez or Montiel, Francisco Ginella, Diego Zabala, Gastón Pereiro, Federico Martínez and Juan Ignacio Ramírez.

The Colombian Daniel Bocanegra is already recovered but he will not be on the substitute bench, just like Emmanuel Gigliotti, who is torn, remains on the sidelines of the call.

Independiente Medellín, under the baton of David González, debuted with a 1-1 home draw against Inter from Brazil. This will be the first meeting between the two clubs, although Nacional has a long history against Colombian teams. The albo has played 22 games against clubs in our country with a balance of 7 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses.

The group B standings are headed by the Brazilian Internacional, who this Tuesday beat Metropolitanos 1-0 for the second date, with 4 points, Nacional has 3, Independiente Medellín 1 and the Venezuelans close without units.

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