Now, Atlético Nacional and América de Cali will clash at Pascual Guerrero for the second leg.
Nacional vs América in the Betplay Cup final.
Atlético Nacional defeated América de Cali 3-1 for the first leg final of the 2024 Betplay Cup, and approached the title of one of the competitions that it has won the most times in its history. El Verde, despite going behind on the scoreboard, had poor finishing from the rival team – which was able to finish it off – and came back in the second half.
Six minutes into the opening half, America went ahead with a great goal from Duvan Vergarawho hit him from medium distance and left David Ospina, who saw his goal compromised on several occasions, without any options to show off.
But Nacional went ahead and 30 minutes into the initial half, after some mistakes by América, scored the tie through Andrés Felipe Romanwho entered the area from the right side and finished low.
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Already In the second half the night came to America and the goals that he did not score in the first half cost him, because after four minutes it was 2-1 for Nacional through Marino Hinestroza after a half turn in which he finished with his left foot.
About the 27 minutes of the complementary part The third goal of the match came in favor of Atlético Nacional, as the striker Alfredo Morelos He entered the América area directly and finished off to the side before Soto left and signed the final 3-1.
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In this way, Atlético Nacional has an unbeatable chance of being champion in the Pascual Guerrero, as it will arrive with a two-goal advantage in next Sunday’s match, in which the winner of the Betplay 2024 Cup will be known.
It should be remembered that a victory for Nacional, a draw or a victory for América by one goal will give the title to Verdolaga. If La Mecha wants to be crowned, they must win by two goals to force penalties or by three to do it in the 90 minutes.
