The Atletico Nacional Courier
Match22 Jan 2028
The wait goes on for Atletico Nacional
7 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Player ratings24 Jan 2028
Nobody could get near Eduard Bello
Successful dribbles: 29. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad24 Jan 2028
Tempers go at Atletico Nacional
David Ospina was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market24 Jan 2028
Cristian Rangel comes home
The shirt still fits. Cristian Rangel is back at Atletico Nacional, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
Market24 Jan 2028
As if he never left: Gustavo Santos returns
Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Gustavo Santos is a Atletico Nacional player again, and the town has its story of the summer.
Market24 Jan 2028
Edwin Perez comes home
The shirt still fits. Edwin Perez is back at Atletico Nacional, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
Market24 Jan 2028
As if he never left: Francisco Cardona returns
Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Francisco Cardona is a Atletico Nacional player again, and the town has its story of the summer.
Squad24 Jan 2028
Alfredo Morelos gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match22 Jan 2028
Atletico Nacional share the spoils with Real Cartagena
A 1‑1 draw with Real Cartagena leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
In brief
- Player ratings Alfredo Morelos leaves them behind him
- Squad Dairon Asprilla is off the mark for Atletico Nacional
- Player ratings Dairon Asprilla changes it off the bench