The last time National and Millionaires faced was in the semifinal home runs of the Betplay 2025-I League.
Photo: The spectator – José Vargas
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The Betplay League will live on Saturday one of its most anticipated matches: Atlético Nacional receives Millionaires at Atanasio Girardot, for the 13th date of the championship. Although none is going through its best moment, it is still one of the most significant rivalries of Colombian football.
For the locals it is an opportunity to put an end to a bad streak. The last time Nacional defeated Millionaires in Medellín by League was in 2017. Since then, 11 games without triumph Verlaga passed, a brand that eight coaches have failed to reverse to date.
In that period they passed through the capital of Antioquia Jorge Almirón, Juan Carlos Osorio, Alejandro Restrepo, Hernán Darío Herrera, Paulo Autuori, John Jairo Bodmer, Efraín Juárez and Javier Gandolfi, but none succeeded. Now the responsibility falls to Diego Arias.
The present, in any case, seems to give some advantage to the Verdolagas, fifths in the table. Although irregularity has hit them, they have one of the strongest payrolls in the country. House victory would be a key impulse to face the closure of all against all.
Millionaires, meanwhile, arrives with the urgency of adding. The bad start in the semester caused the departure of David González and opened the way to the return of Hernán Torres. The Bogota team occupies box 12 and needs to chain triumphs to approach the best eight.
The visit will have to face this key duel with sensitive casualties in the defense. Jorge Arias will not be able to be part of this classic by sanction, while Danovis Bangguero has not yet recovered from his injury. The canterano Cristian Uparela was summoned by Torres as an alternative.
Ⓜ️ New player convened ⓜ️
Cristian Uparela
📆 April 4, 2007
📍 Cartagena, Bolívar
⚽ Central Defense
⚡️ Leadership, character and great air game. pic.twitter.com/JfAuNTcssc– Millionaires FC (@millosfcooficial) September 26, 2025
In Nacional there is the unknown of what could happen with Marino Hnestroza, because although he has returned to the call, it is not known if he is already a starter or if he will be used as a revulsive, which would give more possibilities to Andrés Sarmiento.
The person in charge of imparting justice in the game between Verdolagas and Ambassadors will be Valle del Cauca Diego Ulloa. The Caldense Cristian Aguirre and the Risaraldense Javier Villa will be his line judges, while the Santander Ricardo García was in charge of the VAR.
The Saturday day starts at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas (2:00 PM), where Deportivo Pereira receives Unión Magdalena. Later, in Valledupar, Alliance will measure forces with llaneros (4:10 pm). Then, in Ibagué (6:20), Sports Tolima and Independiente Medellín will see the faces.
National vs. Millionaires: time and where to see live:
Date: Saturday, September 27
Time: 8:30 p.m.
Place: Atanasio Girardot (Medellín)
Canal: Win Sports+
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