Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Atlético Nacional (1st, 40 pts) held a 21-point advantage over Independiente Medellín (5th, 19 pts). On recent form Atlético Nacional sat only 8th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.89/1.22 for Independiente Medellín and 1.84/0.79 for Atlético Nacional (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.28.
Across 14 recorded meetings, Independiente Medellín have 2 wins to Atlético Nacional's 5, with 7 draws, at 2.36 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 29% of the meetings.
W. Roldán Pérez took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 3.4 yellow cards per game. Estadio Atanasio Girardot staged the fixture, a ground that holds 44,739. It was 2-2 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Independiente Medellín: Daniel Cataño (3'), Daniel Londoño (26') · Atlético Nacional: José Ortiz (90' og), Juan Rengifo (10'), Andrés Sarmiento (7')
Key stats
Possession: Independiente Medellín 42% · Atlético Nacional 58% · Total shots: 11-20 · On target: 8-8 · Corners: 3-5