National Athletic received on Thursday night the Melgar from Peru to meet the second date of the group stage of the Libertadores Cup, same as for this opportunity was disputed in the Metropolitan Stadium of Barranquilla after the situation that occurred over the weekend with Los Del Sur at the Atanasio Girardot.
With a new setting and a different climate, those of Paulo Autuori managed to beat the Peruvians with a result of 3-1which ran on behalf of the hero of the night, Dorlan Pabon.
The first goal of the match was scored by this player at minute 27 with a shot with the right from the center of the area. assistance from Yerson Candelo.
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Now for the second the goal came from 12 steps after a foul that was whistled by a hand in the rival’s area, which occurred in the last minutes of the first half
With a partial of 2-0, the visitors found the discount in the complementary part. To the minute 56 Luis Iberico finished off with a header, he took advantage of the assistance of Cristian Bordacahar and the disorder of the Verdolaga defense.
Not enough with the double and after seeing the response of the Peruvians, Pabón appeared after two minutes and put the third, where he was assisted by Felipe Roman.
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With this result, Autuori’s men add their second consecutive victory in the continental tournament, after having beaten in the first match against Board of Trustees 1-2.
The next commitment of the Colombian team will be the May 2 in front of Olympia and as a local, so it is expected that for that opportunity the fans will be able to accompany the team at the Atanasio de Medellín.
