Medellin vs. National: five key points in the defeat of the powerful | Colombian Soccer | Eagle League

Improvisation, inefficiency, disorder, insecurity and wear, the five keys to the overwhelming defeat suffered by the Independent Medellin in the classic Antioquia 302. The 'powerful' did not know how to get into the game, he was disconnected, without ideas and in the end, Aldo Bobadilla must work very hard to reverse this situation, where they have barely achieved 10 points out of 30 possible.

Improvisation, contrary to what Alexis Mendoza was doing and with the injury obligations of Andrés Cadavid and Didier Delgado, Medellín came out with a 4-4-2. Where Guillermo Tegüé, Diego Herazo and Bryan Castrillón, did not make the difference that Leny Maturana was looking for. Going out to the blow by blow did not give them result and in the end, they ended up recomposing in the complementary stage with the inclusion of Déinner Quiñones and Edwin Mosquera, but it only reached them to score a goal and receive another.

Inefficiency, Medellín generated six shots on goal and barely scored a penalty goal. In the first half, he had a pair with Bryan Castrillón, which were minutes before two of the four goals scored by his rival. They found spaces to attack, but at the time of the last third, they were a clumsy team, with no ideas and no peace of mind to make good decisions.

Disorder, the defensive line had position errors, Guillermo Tegüé looked very nervous, failed to accommodate in the game, rejected the balls and left them at the feet of the opponent, one of them ended up in the first goal of Jarlan Barrera. In the middle, Adrián Arregui and Didier Moreno stole the spaces and failed to be that customs for the rival. Further, there was a total anarchy between Diego Herazo and Bryan Castrillón, while Germán Cano fought alone against the defense.

Insecurity, hand in hand with the mess came the bad deliveries, Medellin was exposed in defense. There was no clarity when making transitions to the attack and that took National to liquidate the game in his favor.

Wear, due to having a limited payroll, Medellín has been playing several games with the same team. That means that the final minutes do not end with intensity, they were delivered to the result, with lack of energy to be competitive. The matches last 95 minutes, not 60.

Juan Camilo Álvarez Serrano
FUTBOLRED correspondent
Medellin