04/04/2023
There were five minutes remaining in regulation time and the Medellín fans were beginning to celebrate the victory over Internacional, in Group B of the Copa Libertadores, when the Brazilian team reached parity.
The red team had gone ahead following 52 minutes with a goal from defender Víctor Moreno, but the visit equalized with Alan Patric, for the final 1-1 at the Atanasio Girardot stadium.
Medellín insistently sought victory, but lacked clarity in the last play. When he had done the most for the three points, he received the goal from the rival who had protected himself.
This was the return of the reds to this instance of the tournament, following three years. Now the DIM must visit Nacional from Uruguay, on April 19.
This was the minute by minute of the game:
Minutes 85: Goal by Alan Patric, 10 of the visit. Medellín claimed a previous foul but the referee upheld the decision.
Minutes 81: Changes in the DIM: Emerson Batalla and Edwuin Cetré left for David Loaiza and Yulián Gómez.
Minute 76: Medellín continues up on the scoreboard, the effort begins to take its toll on the players who slow down the pace of the actions a bit. While the visit has made three variants, coach David González does not move the bank.
Minute 67: Rodrigo Moledo for Gabriel Mercado, a change at Inter that is waiting for the home team. DIM wants to increase the account, taking advantage of its location. Cetré tries from medium distance, without luck.
Minute 60: Daniel Torres, from DIM, receives a yellow card, the first yellow card of the match. The red team tries to increase the score with Cetré and Pardo, but Internacional defends itself well.
Minutes: 52. Medellín goes ahead with a goal, headed in, by Víctor Moreno. He took advantage of a mistake by the visiting goalkeeper before an attack by Luciano Pons.
The second half started. The DIM moved the ball at the beginning of the second half.
The first half of the match ends with a 0-0 draw between DIM and Internacional!
Minute 45: the DIM once once more created a defensive block in their field, with the aim of being able to counter attack; while Inter began to play the ball on their ground, to try to slow down the game.
Minute 40: After the frenzy with which the Brazilian team attacked in the first minutes of the game, DIM took control of the ball and circulated it trying to slow down the game and get closer to the goal of Inter in Portoalegre.
Minute 37: play was resumed following the medical staff of Internacional de Porto Alegre attend to the goalkeeper, who received a blow from the Argentine striker Luciano Pons.
Minute 35: Argentine striker Luciano Pons controlled a ball outside the area, got up to speed, finished off with a right foot, falling, but the Brazilian goalkeeper narrowed it down well and left the DIM attacker without an angle. This was the third arrival of the red box on the goal of the Brazilians.
Minute 32: the left side of the DIM, Daniel Londonoreceived a blow to the head following clearing a divided ball in the red box area in an attack by the Brazilians.
Minute 30: Medellín managed to advance their lines and take the central defenders to the middle of the field. However, the crosses from the sides looking for Pons, which has been the attack play they have used in the last few minutes, has not given results.
Minute 25: DIM has not been able to control the ball in the last few minutes and looks uncomfortable on the pitch. The Brazilians apply high pressure that does not allow the Antioquia team to play (as they are used to). The individual sparks of the DIM, with Batalla as the protagonist, have not generated danger in the International arc.
Minute 21: Pardo lost a ball in the middle of the field and the Brazilians transitioned to attacking speed that ended with a dangerous play in the DIM box. Vásquez shone, made a save and cleared the ball away from danger. He almost scored the whole of Brazil.
Minute 20: Internacional is a team that plays with a high intensity. Touch the ball with speed. This has led to the central flyers of the DIM (Torres and Alvarado), They have to be focused and receive the support of Batalla and Cetré, who are the attacking midfielders that David González put on the sides. For his part, Vásquez, the DIM goalkeeper, has responded well in the three times that the forwards of the Brazilian team have demanded it.
Minute 18: Felipe Pardo received a ball with his back to the goal, turned around, finished off from medium distance and the ball passed near the goal defended by Keiller. This was the second shot from Antioquia to the Internacional goal so far in the game.
Minute 15: DIM has managed to catch the ball in the last few minutes. Emerson Batalla He has been the most incisive player in the attack of the Antioquia team. He has generated two speedy goal plays down the left flank that ended in a pass to striker Luciano Pons. The Colombians have not been able to finish off the goal clearly.
Minute 10: Medellín put a large block of players to defend and handed over the ball to Internacional. The Brazilians played the ball until they managed to open a hole in the red’s defense. The auction of Luiz Adriano It ended up in the hands of Vásquez, who so far has responded well on the two occasions that have demanded it.
Minute 5: in the first minutes of the game the game was even and played in the middle of the field. Both teams have had the ball and have circulated it in the area, but they have not generated goal plays. In addition, the field of play is complicated because a little rain is falling on the Atanasio.
Minute 1: first arrival in DIM attack. The extreme Edwuin Cetre, number 18 of the Antioquia team, reached the area, hooked with his right foot and finished off with his left foot. The goalkeeper cleared it.
The duel between DIM and Internacional de Porto Alegre began! The Brazilian team made the first move.
These are the holders of the DIM
vasquez
Monroy
Moreno
cadavid
Londono
Alvarado
Torres
Battle
Cetre
Pardo
Pons
These are the headlines of International
Keiler
busts
Done
Mercado
Lara
of grief
Cardoso
Mauricio
Alan Patrick
Wanderson
Luiz Adriano
How has the red box fared in its other debuts?
In the eight times that the Dean entered the group stage of the Libertadores Cup (in 2019 they were left out in the first qualifying round), they lost four times, drew 2 and won the same number of times in their debut matches.
In the last participation of Village Team in the group stage, which was in the 2020 edition, the antioqueños lost 1-2 in their debut match, which was played at the Atanasio Girardot stadium. On that occasion, the reds were unable to advance to the second round of the tournament.
In the 2017 tournament, Medellín received River Plate at the Atanasio in their first match of the group stage. That day the Argentine team, which was the favorite to win the duel, beat the Antioquia team 1-3. In that edition, the Antioquia team was left out in the first round.
In 2010 the red box drew 1-1 with Cerro Porteño in their first match of the group stage in a duel that was played in Paraguayan territory. For its part, in the 2009 contest the DIM defeated 4-0 Peñarol from Uruguay in his debut. That match was played at the Atanasio Girardot Stadium.
Four years earlier, in 2005, the King of Hearts received Atlético Paranaense from Brazil in their first match of the group stage. On that occasion the match ended with a 2-2 draw. In the 2003 Cup, which has been the best participation of the red box in the history of the continental tournament, reaching the semifinals, the antioqueños lost 1-0 in their debut once morest Boca Juniors. The duel was played at La Bombonera, the stadium of the Argentine team.
For its part, in the 1994 edition, the DIM beat Junior de Barranquilla 0-1 in a match that was played at the Metropolitano stadium in the capital of the Atlantic. Finally, in 1967, which was the first year in which the Powerful played the continental tournament, the reds lost in their debut game 2-0 once morest Santa Fe in Bogotá.
