The Atletico Nacional Courier
Match12 Aug 2026
Atletico Nacional out of the cup
Valledupar ended it 2‑2. The season narrows to the league now, and everyone in the ground knew it before the final whistle.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Franco Armani is the hero from the spot
A shoot-out is remembered by its ending, and this one ends with Franco Armani: 1 kept out, and a set of supporters who will describe every one of them for the next twenty years.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Marlos Moreno
Successful dribbles: 23. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Juan Manuel Guerrero signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Juan Manuel Guerrero commits to Atletico Nacional for another 4 years.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Franco Armani
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Franco Armani, and the manager let it.
Match15 Aug 2026
Alfredo Morelos the difference as Atletico Nacional beat Union Magdalena
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Alfredo Morelos. 1‑0 against Union Magdalena, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Alfredo Morelos in the eights
A performance of 8.02 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
Match12 Aug 2026
Atletico Nacional caught on 126 minutes
The board was up, the win was priced in, and then Valledupar scored. There is no worse minute to concede in and the ground emptied in the silence that follows one.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Neyder Moreno fails from the spot
Twelve yards and the whole ground holding its breath, and it did not go in. He will put his name down for the next one, which is the only thing to do.
In brief
- Squad Words exchanged at Atletico Nacional
- Squad Juan Manuel Guerrero wants out of the dugout
- The dugout Julian Duque: “That is the standard”