Match Report
The table read 24th (Atlético Nacional, 6 pts) against 12th (Barcelona Guayaquil, 10 pts), 4 points apart. On the form table Atlético Nacional stood 16th over the last five rounds, despite being 24th overall. Against a league average of 1.53 goals per team per game, Atlético Nacional ran at 1.33 scored and 1.33 conceded, Barcelona Guayaquil at 1.33 and 1.33.
Barcelona Guayaquil carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Atlético Nacional had banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Barcelona Guayaquil, 11.
Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellin, capacity 44,739, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Atlético Nacional led 2-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-1.