Colombian Professional Soccer is preparing to see one of the most outstanding matches of the day. National Athletic receives at the Atanasio Girardot stadium the cali america in which it is considered the “Colombian classic” and in a direct confrontation to settle more comfortably among the group of the best eight of the BetPlay I-2023 League.
This meeting always gives a lot to talk about, especially since it involves two of the most important teams in the history of national football. However, for some football idols specifically from Purslanethe true Colombian classic involves Millonarios.
This was commented by the renowned ex-soccer player macnelly torreswho in conversation with the VBAR of Caracol Radio stated that the ambassadors They are the true classic rivals of Nacional, due to the context and feeling that there is among fans of always constantly wanting to win:
“To Millonarios, because I think that the Nacional fan feels more about the game against millionaires. America wants to win and I think that America won a final and there is an important rivalry, but I think that when the classic is Nacional-Millionarios, the Nacional fan feels moreYou feel more that atmosphere of wanting to win the game”
However, taking into account that his statements were going to generate a lot of controversy, he also stated that the confrontation with the scarlets It can be considered a classic at least of the same magnitude:
“The Atlético Nacional classic is millionaires, but this one (America) is also a classic. I think it is of the same magnitude Nacional-America and Nacional-Millonarios”
What does end up being true is that as far as statistics are concerned, the contest against the people of Bogotá stands out as the true historical classic. Nacional and Millonarios have faced a total of 286 times in which the residents of the capital won a total of 108 timeswhile the Antioquenos took the victory in other 83 opportunities. 94 of these matches ended in draws.
For his part, the confrontation between the King of Cups and the Red Devils records a history of 254 matches. in this crash 90 wins have been for National and 86 for the vallecaucanos, while they have matched 78 times.
The debate among Colombian soccer lovers will continue to be open. The truth is that there is no defined “superclassic” in Colombia, however, if there is a consensus that between Nacional – Millionarios and Nacional – América, one can be found. After all, they are one of the most successful teams in the country and regardless of their sports news, they are constantly at the center of conversation.
Just hours after the start of the classic, there was an act of violence and vandalism that continues to permeate Colombian soccer. cadre workers Scarlet they were robbed and threatened by baristas from the cast Purslane, who arrived at the concentration sector of the group directed by Alexandre Guimaraesasking for the identity card of those who were passing through there.
What happened was narrated through his Twitter account by Valerie Echeverry and Sebastian Cobowho are part of America Play and they take care of generate multimedia content for the red team of the Cauca’s Valley.
in dialogue with Timethe woman assured that when they were a few meters from the concentration hotel, some subjects identified as The Pirates they intimidated them with knives and asked for their identity cards. After this they rushed to snatch the suitcase where they were carrying the recording elements and that was when they managed to flee after repeatedly asking for help.
