Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Atlético Nacional (1st, 40 pts) held a 34-point advantage over Fortaleza CEIF (14th, 6 pts). Recent form told a different story for Fortaleza CEIF: only 34th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 14th. Per game in the league, Fortaleza CEIF were scoring 0.86 and conceding 1.14, Atlético Nacional 1.84 and 0.79, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
Fortaleza CEIF had banked 6 of the last 15 points on offer; Atlético Nacional, 12.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Fortaleza CEIF, 3 by Atlético Nacional, 1 drawn, at 3.8 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup. Goals tend to flow: 80% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
E. Trujillo Castro officiated: 51 games logged, averaging 2.1 yellow cards each. Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín staged the fixture, a ground that holds 36,343. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Fortaleza CEIF led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Fortaleza CEIF: Carlos Copete (43') · Atlético Nacional: Alfredo Morelos (77'), Edwin Cardona (89')
Key stats
Possession: Fortaleza CEIF 34% · Atlético Nacional 66% · Total shots: 10-18 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 4-7