English:
Millonarios Secures Victory in Medellín with Falcao’s Goal
In a hard-fought match at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellín, Millonarios defeated Atlético Nacional with a goal from Radamel Falcao García in the 45th minute. The game, part of matchday 5 of the Quadrangular stage of the Colombian Primera A, was marked by high ball possession from the home team (62%), which generated 16 shots, although only 3 of them were on target. Atlético Nacional also earned 9 corner kicks, but failed to convert their dominance into goals. The match was tense, with a total of 5 yellow cards issued by referee Bismark Elias Santiago Pitalua: 3 for Atlético Nacional (Zapata at 30′, Arce at 40′, Arias at 88′ and Tesillo at 90′) and 2 for Millonarios (Cataño at 8′ and Giordana at 70′). Millonarios, meanwhile, capitalized on one of their opportunities, scoring with Falcao’s goal after an assist from Cataño to take home a valuable victory. The visiting team had 38% possession and 8 total shots.
Substitutions atletico nacional: at minute 56 K. Viveros came in and A. Sarmiento went out., at minute 74 D. Asprilla came in and B. Arce went out.
Substitutions millonarios: at minute 63 K. Palacios came in and J. Valencia went out., at minute 64 S. Giordana came in and R. Falcao went out., at minute 72 J. E. Cordoba Mosquera came in and D. Catano went out., at minute 87 J. Pereira came in and S. Vega went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Atletico Nacional
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