With goals from Facundo Batista, Juan Zapata and Andrés Sarmiento, the Verdolaga beat 3-0 in Envigado, added 11 points in the League and now focuses on his duel on Tuesday against Sao Paulo for the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores.
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Atlético Nacional added three important points in his aspiration to stay in the upper part of the Betplay League after imposing 3-0 to Alliance FC in the South Sports Center of Envigado. The team led by Javier Gandolfi, who came from advancing to the round of 16 of the Betplay Cup and drawing without goals against Tolima Sports in the League, took advantage of the match to rotate his payroll for the international duel next Tuesday against Sao Paulo. Despite the variants, the Verdolagas showed solidity and absolute control of the commitment.
The first blow came early. At 11 minutes, Facundo Batista opened the scoring after a precise assistance from Juan Bauza, pushing the ball practically under the arch. That goal disarmed the Alianza's defensive approach, which had tried to endure in its field. Nacional dominated possession and managed the times, without the need to accelerate more of the account, in front of an opponent who barely worried Harlen Castillo.
In the complement, the local team maintained control and high pressure, forcing visitors to retreat and give up the attack. The entrance of players such as Edwin Cardona, Andrés Sarmiento and Juan Manuel Zapata gave him freshness and more offensive options to the team. Gandolfi administered energies, but Nacional did not stop looking for the second to seal the victory.
That goal came to minute 81, when Juan Manuel Zapata fell a ball on the front and with a powerful medium distance shot he beat the rival goalkeeper. It was a definitive mood blow for an alliance that, with the defeat, remains outside the eight and remains compromised in the descent table.
The guide of the match was put by Andrés Sarmiento at minute 89, defining with a right leg after entering the area, after a rapid offensive transition. The end celebrated with effusivity, aware that its goal closed a clear triumph and without shocks for the locals.
With this result, Nacional reached 11 points and is located in the upper part of the table, matching Llaneros in the second place, waiting for other results. Alliance, meanwhile, continues with just five units, far from the classification group and urgently reacting so as not to compromise its permanence in the First Division.
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