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“If you have no confidence, you will always find a way of not winning,” Carl Lewis.
Two Titans of Colombian football, Atlético Nacional and América de Cali, were prematurely eliminated from the Betplay League final. The disappointment is deep, both in the institutions and in their faithful swollen, who dreamed of seeing their teams fighting for the title.
America, effort, names and a lost identity: the scarlet team opted for big. They trusted the project in Jorge “Moth” da Silva, club idol and knowledgeable of Colombian football. To this was added the stellar signing of Juan Fernando Quintero, in addition to other weight names. Everything pointed to America would be the protagonist.
However, a consolidated team was not seen on the pitch, but a scattered group. The lesions, the calls to selections, the low level of key figures and an obvious mental fragility ended up taking its toll to the project. Although they managed to advance to the repechage of the South American Cup, the elimination in the league leaves a wound that must be processed thoroughly.
Now the challenge is to rebuild confidence, strengthen unity and leave with determination to represent the country at the international level. America has the obligation – and the opportunity – to demonstrate that it is for big things.
Atlético Nacional, from champion to disappointment: the current Colombian football champion started the semester with a robust payroll and the sight of the double objective: League and Copa Libertadores. And although he qualified for the round of 16 of the continental tournament, his anticipated departure in the home run left a huge sinsabor.
From outside the loss of cohesion in the group was notorious. Injuries at key moments, players absent by selection, a technician who did not respond forcefully at decisive times and irregular performance at home were the factors that were combined to seal a discreet campaign.
The paradoxical thing is that despite the downturn, Verlaga fans never abandoned, as he demonstrated in the duel against Millionaires: present, demanding and dreaming. National must make structural adjustments in the short and medium term, because the Libertadores now becomes the perfect scenario to repair the damage suffered in the local tournament.
A closure to learn and reborn: both clubs have history, swollen, template and resources to continue being protagonists. But this blow forces a serious review of the sports, the mental and the institutional. Because in football it is not enough to have talent: it takes conviction, union and mentality of the champion every day. The League said goodbye, but the continent waits. And if America and National learn the lesson, they will return stronger.
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