The longest goal recorded in Colombian football is from an Atlético Nacional player, but he scored it when he played with Tolima: Luis Carlos Perea, from 80 meters in 1995.
The pijao team visited Bucaramanga and, at 19 minutes, “Coroncoro” rejected the ball into Guillermo Guarnieri’s goal, although the ball was not in any great danger.
The Argentine goalkeeper was moving back and, despite being inside the area, he did not try to take the ball with his hands, but rather to stop it with his feet, but he missed it and this goal would go down in history.
The goal that Nacional midfielder Edwin Cardona scored against Chicó goalkeeper, Dario Dennis, from 61.8 meters at 4-0 during the league premiere, recalled other great goals in green history.
Just like Cardona, there are other players in Purslane’s career who scored goals of that quality, such as Yerson Candelo, Dorlan Pabón, Mauricio Serna and one well remembered, Albeiro “El Palomo” Usuriaga (RIP) against Danubio in the 1989 Libertadores.
While the following are also remembered from other teams: Bonner Mosquera in 1993 with Millonarios al Huila; Yesid Trujillo of Unión al América in 1999; Erwin Carrillo, also with Unión al Cali in 2005; that same year, Ómar Pérez with Junior to Quindío, and Miguel Calero with Cali to Pereira.
Martín Morel, also with the sugar producers against América in 2010; Jarlan Barrera with Junior to the DIM in 2015; Roberto Ovelar to Nacional in 2017 with Millonarios; Johan Carbonero with Caldas to Patriotas in 2019; and Juan Pablo Vacca with Tigres al Huila in 2020.
Great goals from afar in purslane history
Yerson Candelo in the final of the first half of 2022
After recovering a ball, he finished from a distance of close to 58.8 meters against Ecuadorian goalkeeper Alexánder Domínguez, who could do nothing to prevent it.
Robert Mejía’s missile against Águilas in the Cup quarterfinals in 2023
Dorlan recovered a ball that was left to Robert Mejía, who raised his head, saw goalkeeper Contreras outside his goal and, with a shot from more than 55 meters, left him with no options.
Dorlan Pabón’s free kick against Peñarol in the 2012 Libertadores
Dorlan Pabón scored an excellent free kick goal shortly before the end of the initial stage against Peñarol of Uruguay, at a distance of 33 meters from the rival goal.
Chicho Serna’s great goal against Once Caldas in the 2004 semi-final
With a goal from 31 meters, he led Atlético Nacional to a 1-0 victory against Once Caldas in an early game for the semifinal of the Colombian soccer Clausura tournament.
“Palomo” Usuriaga’s goal in the 1989 Libertadores semifinal
In the semifinal of the 1989 Copa Libertadores, and after a serve from René Higuita, Albeiro Usuriaga took the ball shortly after midfield and, from 30 meters, scored against Danubio.
