Edwin Cardona erred two penalties in the draw between Atlético Nacional and São Paulo corresponding to the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores.
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Atlético Nacional let out a great opportunity to incline in his favor the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores, by drawing 0-0 at home in front of Sao Paulo. Edwin Cardona erred two penalties that could change the story at Atanasio Girardot.
Cardona is recognized as one of the best stuck players in Colombian football. His career is full of medium distance goals and stopped ball. However, in Medellín he had a day for oblivion and went blank on the two opportunities he had from the penalty spot.
“It will never be easy when it is time to err, but it is humans and men to assume it. Few have the character of kicking the prison. Apologizing to the team, the fans, but so is football. We were superior in all the lines, why not do it there,” said the Antioquia after the match.
In the first half, Cardona had a penalty after Marlos Moreno shot down and the ball hit Nahuel Ferraresi. He sought to adjust his auction to the side, but the ball went just wide.
In the complement he was close to having revenge when Ferraresi himself committed an infraction on Alfredo Morelos within the area. This time the Vercelaga midfielder executed more precision, but goalkeeper Rafael Pires guessed the direction and avoided the goal.
Despite the frustration – which led him to be visibly uncomfortable in the substitute bank after his substitution – Cardona maintains the faith for the return. “We know the team hierarchy that we have and we are calm, God wants to bring us that joy we have and that people want.”
São Paulo, on the other hand, suffered much of the first leg and limited himself to sustaining the 0-0, an objective that he achieved without registering a single auction to David Ospina's arch. The key will be defined on August 19 at the Morumbí Stadium.
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