The Copa America saga comes to an end and on Sunday 10 teams will start their way in the most antique tournament in the world, the Copa America which will take place in Brazil. Colombia and Argentina were the original hosts, but both of them withdraw from hosting it, each one because of their reasons….
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2022 WCQ Colombia V Argentina – Analysis
Colombia finished this round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers as the second-best team when they achieved 4 points and improved their goal difference by +3. A good start for head coach Reinaldo Rueda, who managed to bring back the confidence to the players. Colombia is back on track in fifth place at the table,…
2022 WCQ Peru V Colombia – Analysis
It seems like Colombia is the “black sheep” of Peru, at least regarding the World Cup qualifier matches in Lima. Maybe the Peruvian federation will consider moving the games against Colombia from the “Nacional stadium“? 1981 was the last year that ‘Los Cafeteros‘ lost in Lima and the past years, usually it ends with three…
Reinaldo Rueda To Face His Toughest Test
The rumor started right after the humiliating match against Ecuador in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in November. Colombia lost 6-1 in Quito, players confronted each other in the locker room and coach Carlos Queiroz lost completely the confidence of his players. The directors of the Colombian federation knew that they won’t be able to…
Well Deserved Title For Atletico Nacional
Atletico Nacional is the new Colombian champion. ‘Los Verdolagas’ has won Deportivo Cali 5-1 in the second leg match at Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellin on Sunday night and erased Cali’s 0-2 advantage form the first match. It was well-deserved championship for the best team in Colombia this semester, who broke several records until they…
Atletico Nacional – The Most Successful Club In The History Of Colombia
Final whistle at Atanasio Girardot stadium two days ago. The scoreboard shows NACIONAL – 4 CHAPECOENSE – 1. The meaning of this score is title no. 27 for the Colombian club from Medellin. Millonarios is the second most successful team with 17 titles. It was the Recopa Sudamericana game, which is the Super Cup of…
What happened to the Libertadores champion?
2016 was an amazing year for Atletico Nacional. The team started a long process in 2012 which ended last year with the main goal: Winning the Copa Libertadores after 27 years. It was a perfect campaign of a perfect team who broke records. Nacional was the best team in this tournament since the beginning. They…