Colombian soccer, one of those games that will remain in the memory, as it is one where both teams showed their offensive proposals, in their style, to achieve victory. There will be no complaints from the spectators at the Atanasio Girardot, viewers and fans of Millonarios; They saw a spectacular side-by-side game.
Alberto Gamero and Hernán Darío Herrera said it in their respective press conferences: intense football at its best. The visitors, faithful to their style, managed to impose conditions, showing themselves to be more solid.
Consolidated style and game model: Millionaires in the field that is, looking to play the same way. Imposing your style of play at home or on the road is a must. It is no coincidence that it is the best away team in the entire League. Intensity and attack to look for the rival bow, in addition, to subdue the rival.
It was not the exception in the Atanasio. Despite the fact that Nacional arrived and hit the rival area, there is a difference between the two, of process and consolidation of automatisms. Those of Gamero take advantage of this and place the game as a group, rather than individualities, where the purslane surpass them. Starting from the compact block, they showed the irregularity of the paisas.
Midfield, vital for the dominance of Millionaires in attack and in the setback: the double five (Pereira, Vásquez) is becoming more and more consolidated. The understanding to be able to start the game is clear. In addition, the blues took advantage of the passivity in zone two of Nacional, where Larry always came out with the ball on the floor, without much pressure from Jarlan or Duque, who did not show much.
The heat map of the two, reflects their importance, they are back and forth players. Contribution at the beginning of the game and in attack, to later form a defensive fence, which in Millonarios, has rarely been penetrated.
Adding to this, Vásquez and Pereira integrate perfectly into the attack. Along with Silva and Ruiz they dominate possession, open up the pitch and create space. The two Bogotanos mark the differential point, break the rival scheme, force the rival to leave their zone so that they can be marked. The ability tempts the opponent to commit the foul, where Ruiz has found a way to elude the rivals.
Focus on crucial moments: Nacional’s attack forced Millonarios to go back, the marks in the first goal were not adjusted, due to Jarlan’s loneliness to enter. In addition, the start of the game, with the two goals disallowed, did not look good for the ambassadors.