Atlético Nacional defeated Santa Fe 2-0 in the second round of the Liga Aguila 2018 Finalización Tournament. The match between both teams took place at the Nemesio Camacho Stadium. Almirón's team showed superiority from the beginning of the match.
Campunazo and Castellani were the foundation of the 'verdolaga' team and fulfilled their recovery and delivery roles perfectly.
The night was magical for Dayro Moreno, who scored the 1-0 goal with a long-range shot (29'). The most dangerous man of the match almost scored a double through a free kick.
Finally, Candelo, assisted by Henríquez, buried the hopes of Independiente Santa Fe (65'), leaving them in sixteenth position in the Colombian tournament. Nacional climbed to sixth position.
Atlético Nacional vs. Santa Fe: this is how they played
Atlético Nacional: Vargas, Palacios, Aguilar, Henriquez, Machado, Champuzano, Castellani, Candelo, Lucumí, Lenis, and Moreno
Independiente Santa Fe: Castellamos, Arboleda, López, Henao, Gil, Gordillo, Perlaza, Plata, Guastavino, Rodríguez, and Valencia
PREVIEW
The match between Atlético Nacional and Santa Fe, the two most successful teams of the last decade in Colombian football, promises to be the most attractive of the round. Both clubs also want to achieve their first victory in the tournament.
| COUNTRY | TIME |
| Peru | 6:00 p.m. |
| Colombia | 6:00 p.m. |
| Mexico | 6:00 p.m. |
| Ecuador | 6:00 p.m. |
| Chile | 7:00 p.m. |
| Argentina | 8:00 p.m. |
| Uruguay | 8:00 p.m. |
Meanwhile, Atlético Nacional, runner-up of the Apertura, lost 2-1 in the opening match of the tournament against Deportes Tolima, the team that eliminated them in the previous tournament. Meanwhile, Santa Fe only managed a goalless draw against Patriotas Boyacá.
On the day that Atlético Nacional celebrates two years since their conquest in the Copa Libertadores - this Friday, July 27th - Felipe Aguilar, defender of the 'Verdolagas', highlighted the importance of the classic match against Santa Fe.
"This is a match of vital importance, we need to earn three points. Santa Fe is very competitive and strong in set-pieces. We are a team that concedes few goals, but we also score few from set-pieces," said Aguilar in a press conference.