Nacional and the team acquired by Blessd in Denmark would play a friendly in Antioquia in January

After becoming champion of the BetPlay Cup and League 2024-II, National Athletic 2025 is beginning to be taken more and more seriously. There is no stopping for the team that is the most champion of the Libertadores and the local team. Efrain Juarez will have a difficult time structuring his squad, given that the negotiations with Alfredo Morelos and with Marino Hinestroza they could get complicated.

Without a doubt, Nacional would seek to maintain the base to face the Libertadores Cupthe biggest challenge for 2025. Edwin Cardona, David Ospina, William Tesillo, Felipe Aguirreamong other pillars, would have their continuity defined. Besides, Gustavo Fermani, sports director of the purslane team will seek to define the ideal signings for next year.

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Nacional will go on vacation after being two-time champion in 2024but he will surely have his eyes on what will be next year. There is still expectation to define the Antioquia calendar and define date after date with which rivals they will have to face, in addition to deciding the group in the group stage of the Libertadores once the first phases of the international competition are over.

With a view to entering regularly to face the BetPlay League 2025-I and defend the crown, Atlético Nacional is also waiting to define rivals in the preseason, and, as expected, with the need to measure itself against competitive clubs, it is just a few details away from confirming a friendly in January against a European team.

BLESSD TEAM WILL PLAY FRIENDLY WITH NACIONAL

In the month of October, it was confirmed that the Antioquian singer, Blessed He had bought a soccer team. He Vendsyssel FF of Denmark was the objective of the Colombian who invested and became the largest shareholder of the Danish team. Due to the proximity of ‘Bendito’ to Atlético Nacional, it seems that both clubs will face each other.

And, according to Mariano Olsen, Vendsyssel FF will seek to add preseason in Colombia due to Blessd’s proximity to the country and Medellín. Well, the idea is that they will concentrate for 12 days in Llano Grande, Antioquia and from now on, they are managing the possibility of friendlies without fans against Atlético Nacional and Envigado.

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This would be Nacional’s first friendly for 2025 in search of regularly reaching the beginning of the BetPlay League. The Purslanes will face the Danes at the end of January. In addition to the Medellin and Envigade team, Vendsyssel FF would also face each other with Lions.