In group A, the fight for the place in the final is a matter of two and will be resolved this Wednesday, in 90 minutes: Atlético Nacional receives, from 8:15 at night, Junior from Barranquilla. The game will be seen by Win Sports +.
A draw or victory is enough for Nacional to return to a definitive instance after four years. Junior, on the other hand, only needs to win and that is why it will be a transcendental match.
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National takes things easy
“We are planning the game like the others, we have the obligation to win at home and qualify. We are only thinking about winning and we know that we will have a very difficult rival like Junior. We have a strong, solid team, which in all the games we have tried to add and we have achieved it, we recovered almost all of them from the virus. Unfortunately, we couldn’t do it with Felipe Aguilar. ‘Gio’ (Moreno) is coming off a recovery, he will be summoned. We are not going to take Álvaro Angulo and Yerson Candelo is in perfect condition,” said coach Hernán Darío Herrera.
“We have a great fan base and support to fight and be strong. Nacional regained that support from the fans, we need all of us together to get the classification and the title. I have given these players love, affection, we are friends and we are all pushing for the same side. There is a communion with the fans and we hope to finish well and qualify, which is what we need”, added the National DT.
Junior’s optimistic view
For his part, the Junior coach, Juan Cruz Real, trusts his group to achieve the goal of reaching a final that they have not reached since 2019.
“We are very excited about reaching the final. We are going to go out and play our match as usual. They are a good team, they are first in the group, there is one game left and although many do not consider us favorites, we are going to play our chances and we are convinced that we can make it to the final”, assured the Argentine coach.
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For his part, the captain of Junior, the Uruguayan goalkeeper Sebastián Viera, said: “The match is beautiful. It’s them or us. We are happy to depend on ourselves, to arrive at this match with an option, that motivates us a lot”.
“The favorite is Nacional, he plays at home, two results serve him, he has everything in his favor. We are going to go there to try to do our thing and after the game there is a group of 40 or 50 happy people in the stadium and try to do what all Junior and Barranquilla want”, added Viera.
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With reporting by Juan Camilo Álvarez (Futbolred)
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