Pereira was not enough with the double of Juan Pablo Zuluaga and fell in front of At. National

In the Colombia – Superliga Betplay 2023 final, Furia Matecaña lost to Verde by 4-3, despite Juan Pablo Zuluaga scoring twice. The goals of the match for the locals were scored by Tomás Ángel (14′ 2T and 23′ 2T) and Dorlan Pabón (38′ 2T, penalty and 41′ 2T). While the away goals were scored by Juan Pablo Zuluaga (8′ 1T and 34′ 1T) and Arley Rodríguez (17′ 2T).

The figure of the meeting was Dorlan Pabón. The attacker of At. Nacional scored 2 goals, kicked 7 against Pereira and made 26 correct passes.

Another of the key footballers at the Atanasio Girardot stadium was Tomás Ángel. The attacker of At. Nacional scored 2 goals, kicked 4 against Pereira and made 11 correct passes.

It was a hard fought game with fouls on both sides. There were a large number of warnings: Dorlan Pabón, Sergio Mosquera, Ángelo Rodríguez, Andrés Román, Jhonny Vásquez, Aldair Quintana, Carlos Ramírez, Arley Rodríguez, Jéfferson Duque and Juan Pablo Zuluaga.

The coach of A. Nacional, Paulo Autuori de Mello, set up a 3-5-2 formation on the pitch with Kevin Mier in goal; Sergio Mosquera, Cristián Zapata and Cristian Castro on the defensive line; Andrés Román, Yeiler Góez, Jhon Solis, Danovis Banguero and Jarlan Barrera in the middle; and Dorlan Pabón and Jéfferson Duque in attack.

For their part, those led by Alejandro Restrepo crashed with a 3-5-2 strategy with Aldair Quintana under the three sticks; Diego Hernández, Geisson Perea and Carlos Ramírez in defence; Eber Moreno, Jhonny Vásquez, Maicol Medina, Juan Pablo Zuluaga and Yesus Cabrera in midfield; and Arley Rodríguez and Ángelo Rodríguez in front.

The designated referee for the match was Bismark Santiago Pitalua.

The local is leading with 6 points, while the visitor still has no points and is in second place in the tournament.

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