The winger Andrés Felipe Román scored the only goal of the game with a mid-range shot
Tolima beat América de Cali 2-1 in another match of the day
The National Athleticdirected by the Brazilian Paulo Autuori, started the colombian league with a triumph 1-0 about him Once Caldas with a mid-distance goal from right-back Andrés Felipe Román at the Atanasio Girardot stadium in Medellín. The purslane team beat Blanco Blanco in the match between the Copa Libertadores champions, which also marked the debut of players such as central defenders Cristian Zapata, a World Cup player in Brazil 2014 and Russia 2018, and Juan Felipe Aguirre, and midfielder Yéiler Góez, who returned to the club after three years.
The Medellín team showed a good version against a rocky rival whose main attack weapons were veterans Dayro Moreno and Sherman Cárdenas, who were a headache for the local defenders. He scored the winning goal Roman in the 61st minute -after a great collective move by Dorlan Pabón and Jarlan Barrera- with a very strong right foot that the center-back Fainer Torijano deflected and went into the back of Éder Chaux’s goal.
agonizing triumph
The Sports Tolima expired 2-1 to the cali america with a goal in the 87th minute from striker Andrés Rentería. The match was stopped for 20 minutes because the lights in one of the stands of the Manuel Murillo Toro stadium went out. The Ibagué team prevailed in a close duel against those led by Alexandre Guimaraes. The hosts went ahead with a goal from striker Brayan Gil, who made his debut this Thursday at Tolima after being signed by Alianza Petrolera. América fought and got the tie in a very good play in which the Argentine Facundo Suárez enabled the striker Andrés Sarmiento, who took a shot from the right to beat the goalkeeper William Cuesta. However, Tolima pushed and got the final 2-1 at 87 when Jeison Lucumí sent a cross that Rentería headed to the delight of the fans who accompanied the debut of Vinotinto y Oro in Ibagué.
In other duels of the day, the newly promoted Boyaca Chico expired 2-0 a Oil Alliancethe Junior took a tie 1-1 of your visit to Golden Eaglesthe Union Magdalena prevailed 2-1 to the Atletico Huila Y Atletico Bucaramanga equaled 0-0 at home with him Envigado.
