São Paulo faces Atletico Nacional this Tuesday (12), at 21h30 (Brasília), at the Atanasio Girardot stadium in Medellin, for the round of 16 of Libertadores.
Hernán Crespo’s team arrives packed to the decisive duel. There are five straight wins in. Already in Libertadores, São Paulo has not lost any of the six matches played.
On the other hand, Atletico Nacional also lives. Vice-leader of the Colombian Championship, Javier Gandolfi’s team has lost only one of the last nine matches. In Libertadores, it has three wins and three losses.
Balanced retrospective
Throughout history, São Paulo and Atletico Nacional have faced each other 12 times in official competitions. THE Tricolor takes advantage with five winsagainst four Colombians triumphs and three draws.
At Morumbis, they won four of the six games, with a draw and only one. At Atanasio Girardot, the stage of Tuesday’s confrontation, the record favors Atletico Nacional: three wins, two draws and a victory of the São Paulo team.
In total, Sao Paulo scored 12 goals in the duel, while the Colombian team shook the net 11 times.
