Independent Santa Fe defeated 2-1 at Atlético Nacional in the first leg of the quarterfinals in the BetPlay Dimayor Cup which was played at the stadium The Campín of Bogota.
Kelvin Osorio i Jhonatan Herrera they scored for the ‘cardinal’ set. Sebastián Gómez he scored for the ‘verdolagas’.
In the first half, Atlético Nacional was effective and in the only clear arrival it had opened the scoring, on the other hand, Santa Fe had more control of the ball, but with little depth in the opening minutes.
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The ‘verdolaga’ team scored in the 14th minute through Sebastián Gómez. The steering wheel receives a pass from Dorlan Pabón inside the area and with a header overcame the resistance of Leandro Castellanos.
After the annotation, Santa Fe reacted and began to dominate the ball, but with little depth. Only a few mid-range shots were recorded, which did not require goalkeeper Aldair Quintana.
However, Fabio Delgado made a spectacular save Kelvin Osorio, who surprised the Antiochian defenses to put the 1-1.
In the second half, Independent Santa Fe improved their performance considerably and very quickly in the 50th minute they took the lead.
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Jhonatan Herrera The defenders were clearly outwitted by Emanuel Olivera after 80 minutes. The disciplined free kick combination shifted the ball quickly to one side of the box, then back to the other. 2-1.
After the second ‘cardinal’ annotation, Santa Fe continued to dominate the game and benefited from the bad night of Atlético Nacional to preserve the result.
Even those directed by Grigori Méndez they were able to score a third goal, but did not have the efficiency needed to score.
With this result, Santa Fe and National they will face off again next Wednesday 15 September in the return match at the stadium Atanasio Girardot of Medellín.