Nacional beat Santa Fe in the Campín and pressed group B in Liga Betplay

Alfredo Morelos was the figure of the commitment to the two annotations that gave the triumph to the picture 'Verlaga'. In the place Hugo Rodallega discounted.

Photo: Gustavo Torrijos Zuluaga

Atlético Nacional beat Independiente Santa Fe 2-1 In Bogotá and put the fight for a quota in the final of the Betplay 2025. The game, valid for the fourth date of Group B, was loaded with emotions. With this result, Millionaires becomes the new group leader with six points and the invisible point in their favorthe same as Santa Fe, while National is with five and still dreams. Once Caldas, although last, is still alive with three units.

The game was just beginning when a controversial play turned on the alarms. At 20 seconds, Daniel Torres stepped on Alfredo Morelos in the area And after review of the VAR, criminal was sanctioned. Morelos himself turned him to minute 5, advancing National and silencing the Campín.

The early coup shook Santa Fe, which took to react, but found the draw at minute 25. Hugo Rodallega scored 1-1 after taking advantage of a rebound by David Ospina After a shot by Omar Fernández, in a play that was born from the right with a good overflow of Mosquera.

When it seemed that Santa Fe was strengthened in the game, Nacional put an advantage again. At minute 32, Alfredo Morelos marked his double With an accurate header to Camilo Cándido. The striker was key during the night, not only for the goals, but also for constant rubbing with local defenses, including a hot crossing with Rodallega at the close of the first half.

Second time with tension, but without goals

The second half was less clear in the offensive game. Santa Fe had more possession but lacked depth. Ewil Murillo had one of the clearest options with a deviated headerwhile Nacional defended himself with order and sought to counterattack with Hnestroza, Dairon Asprilla and Kevin Viveros.

The final minutes were tense. Santa Fe looked for the tie with more desire than football. The most dangerous occasion came in the last sigh, when Víctor Moreno won in the air, but his header spent very close to Ospina's right stick.

See here the minute by minute of Santa Fe vs. National in Liga Betplay

90’ ⏱️ SFE🔴⚪️ 1 – NAC 🟢⚪ 2: The game ends at the Campín with Victoria for Green. Santa Fe had the draw on the end with a header from Víctor Moreno, but left close to Ospina's right post. With this the leader is millionaires with six points and the invisible point. Santa Fe is second with the same units and third third with five. Eleven Caldas last, but still alive, with three.

85’ ⏱️ SFE🔴⚪️ 1 – NAC 🟢⚪ 2: Nacional takes care of the result and squeeze the time cutting the game with the medical care of its players.

75’ ⏱️ SFE🔴⚪️ 1 – NAC 🟢⚪ 2: The capital's picture still does not find clear danger options. Through a collection close to the area, he achieved an approximation but Ewil Murillo's header was diverted.

65’ ⏱️ SFE🔴⚪️ 1 – NAC 🟢⚪ 2: The local equipment was installed in the opposite field and looks for spaces. National defends himself and with hnestroza and the newly entered Dairon Asprilla and Kevin Viveros, look against.

55’ ⏱️ SFE🔴⚪️ 1 – NAC 🟢⚪ 2: Santa Fe does not find the ideas to make danger in the Ospina area. While Nacional, barely recovers, makes the rapid transition with its attackers.

45’ ⏱️ SFE🔴⚪️ 1 – NAC 🟢⚪ 2: The game resumes in Bogotá. In this, with this result, Millionaires is a leader with six points, the same as Santa Fe, but that takes advantage over the invisible point. National third with five units.

45’ ⏱️ SFE🔴⚪️ 1 – NAC 🟢⚪ 2: The first half in the Campín ends. In the final seconds, the commitment ended up agitated after the confrontation between Rodallega and Morelos for a provocation.

32’ ⏱️ SFE🔴⚪️ 1 – NAC 🟢⚪ 2: Alfredo Morelos becomes present on the scoreboard. Camilo Cándido, from the right wing, focused a precise pass at the head of the striker, who headed against the leg of goalkeeper Marmolejo and found the network.

32’ ⏱️ SFE🔴⚪️ 1 – NAC 🟢⚪ 1: Many interruptions in the match for offenses from both sides. Despite the goals, no team has been established with ownership of the ball.

25’ ⏱️ SFE🔴⚪️ 1 – NAC 🟢⚪ 1: Harold Santiago Mosquera beat him the ball that struggled with Cándido by the right wing and took out last center. On the other side he received Omar Fernández, who received and took out a rush of strong floor. Before David Ospina's rebound, scorer Hugo Rodallega took advantage and scored the tie.

13’ ⏱️ SFE🔴⚪️ O – NAC 🟢⚪ 1: The ambulance entered the field. Andrés Román was close to the lateral line and collapsed and lit the alarms in Nacional. Fortunately, he got up within a few seconds, but will leave the game.

05’ ⏱️ SFE🔴⚪️ O – NAC 🟢⚪ 1: Morelos, who received the fault, turned the prison and early, national is ahead on the scoreboard.

01’ ⏱️ SFE🔴⚪️ O – NAC 🟢⚪ 0: At 20 seconds of the game, Daniel Torres stepped on Alfredo Morelos within the area and the VAR, next to the central judge, reviewed the play and marked maximum penalty for National.

01’ ⏱️ SFE🔴⚪️ O – NAC 🟢⚪ 0: Wheel the ball in the Campín. The first approach is national and there is possibilities that the VAR copper a penalty in favor of the greens. They are checking the play.

Last Sunday, at Atanasio Girardot, Santa Fe wrote a key page of his campaign. When everything pointed to the tie, Yílmar Velásquez surprised with a goal from his own field Before an empty arc and gave the 'lion' an agonizing victory 2-1 over national. That not only changed the score; He shook the home run.

The Cardinal team, who began with a defeat at home Millionaires, replied with victories in Manizales and Medellín. Now he has six points, the same as the 'ambassadors'; However, it is second for the invisible point of the blue team. Tonight, albirrojos have the great opportunity to consolidate as the favorite to reach the final.

For the technician Jorge Bavathe triumph of the weekend was a balm. His arrival did not generate consensus in the fans, but the team has responded. “Our team is very versatile, that is the key. We try to give our mark based on its good characteristics,” the DT explained after the victory. He added: “We knew that what this club aspires is to win titles. We had to use that to win and solidify in the face of home runs.”

National, against the clock and against the pressure

On the other side is a beaten national. The team of Javier gandolficurrent champion, he has not won for a month and accumulates six games without triumphs, four of them with defeat. Velásquez's goal was a mazazo, and the defeat in Medellín left the green with just colon In the group. A fall tonight in Bogotá would leave five from Santa Fe, practically eliminated.

“We continue to generate, but we don't turn. We can only apologize to the fan,” Gandolfi said with frustration. Criticisms have grown, as well as rumors of internal fractures in the costumes. The technician also showed his disagreement with the casualties by call for the selection (Ospina, Román, Hnestroza) and with a calendar that does not stop despite the FIFA dates.

With three days ahead, the margin of error is minimal for both. Santa Fe could give an almost definitive blow If you win tonight. National, on the other hand, needs to react already if you want to stay alive and justify the favoritism with which it reached this phase.

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