You already know the day and time of 2026 in which Atlético Nacional and Millonarios will play to win the place in the group stage of the Copa Sudamericana. After the draw made last week, the data that was pending was confirmed in the last hours by Conmebol.
In a single match, which will be played at the Atanasio Girardot, they will be defining which of the two powerful Colombians will advance to the next round of the international competition.
National vs. Copa Sudamericana millionaires may not have visiting fans as Conmebol rules say Photo: Colprensa / Getty Images
Likewise, in the other bracket made up of América de Cali and Atlético Bucaramanga, they will be playing one day after staying in the second most important tournament in South America.
The official outgoing communication from the highest body of South American football was the one that reported that in the first week of March the qualifying phase will be played for the four Colombian teams involved.
Confirmed day and time:
Atlético Nacional vs. Millionaires
Wednesday, March 4 at 7:30 pm
America of Cali vs. Atlético Bucaramanga
Thursday, March 5 at 7:30 pm
The message that Atlético Nacional left for Millonarios after learning that they will face each other in the Copa Sudamericana
Fortunately for the public, the time to follow or watch the decisive match for their clubs is not late at night. This determination will allow the clubs to have the massive attendance of their fans in Medellín and Cali, respectively.
Will there be visiting fans?
As stipulated by the governing body of South American football, the team that acts as a local team in that key must guarantee, at a minimum, a quota of 2,000 tickets for the visiting fans, in this case, Millonarios.
For quite some time now, for security reasons, the Medellín authorities have restricted the entry of Bogotá fans when these matches are played there. However, since this is a rule imposed by a higher entity, access for fans of the club should be guaranteed. ambassador to the Atanasio Girardot stadium.
Atanasio Girardot only usually receives visiting fans in the classics against DIM. Photo: Colpress
But be careful: as journalist Juan Felipe Cadavid announced last Friday, in On FM“the law is made, the trap is made.”
According to the communicator, If Nacional pays a fine of 76 million Colombian pesos (20 thousand dollars), it could play the match exclusively for its fans. in the stands of the Medellín stadium.
Although at first glance the figure seems high for Colombia, in the football industry it is a value that would not be difficult to recover for the green team. Furthermore, in a match of such relevance against Millonarios, they would obtain that “advantage” of not having visiting fans in any stands.
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To date, the one who moves the most in the market is Millonarios, who was the one with the greatest urgency to give his fans news of new names for 2026.
Meanwhile, Nacional is first defining what the exits would be, the purging of a roster that is almost complete and that is missing a couple of chips. Among the possibilities is that they hire Santiago Arias or Wilmar Barrios, as the most important names.
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