El equipo de Osorio logró ratificar su superioridad en la cancha y se impuso ante los de Gamero.
No hay mal que dure cien años, ni Atlético Nacional que lo resista. La maldición y paternidad momentánea del Tolima sobre el Verdolaga llegó a su fin este domingo en el Atanasio Girardot y después de un año y medio pudo volver a celebrar.
Osorio-Páez tuvo que apelar a lo mejor de su nómina para poder lograr la "hazaña" de ganar ante el vinotinto y oro. Entre esos ajustes tácticos, mantuvo la línea de cuatro defensores con la que se vio mejor ante Pasto aunque los nombres cambiaron: llegaron los experimentados Bocanegra y Henríquez para hacer valer su experiencia y liderazgo en el equipo.
Del medio campo hacia adelante no hubo mayores sorpresas y el circuito de juego volvió a enchufarse para dominar desde el principio. No fue tarea fácil ya que Tolima se recuperó en un pasaje del primer tiempo aunque contrario a los otros partidos, no llevó peligro al arco de Quintana.
En lo que volvió a flaquear el cuerpo técnico, Páez en este caso, fue en los cambios. Cuatro veces paró el ingreso de Rovira, pues las circunstancias del partido iban cambiando minuto a minuto, lo que generó la duda del asistente técnico. Luego dudó para ingresar a Ceppelini y ante la lesión de Muñoz, ingresó a Reyes para fortalecerse en defensa. Finalmente el uruguayo entró pero en lugar de Barcos, dándole nuevamente un partido completo a Perlaza que aún no termina de convencer y levanta rechifla en el público constantemente.
Nacional no tuvo que emplearse a fondo para ser más que su rival, le bastó con hacer el trabajo de siempre y no cambiar el libreto. Sí quedó la sensación que pudo hacer más goles y que en parte del segundo tiempo prefirió no pisar el acelerador a fondo pensando en los partidos que vienen. También, que Tolima no tuvo el acierto y la suerte de los juegos anteriores cuando atacó con sus letales transiciones al ataque.
Victoria de Nacional ante Tolima, un titular que antes del 2018 fue tan recurrente como escaso después, desde aquella final. El Verdolaga recuperó el segundo lugar en la tabla de posiciones y en su próxima salida tendrá la posibilidad de quedarse como único líder cuando visite al Alianza Petrolera.
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