Bahia loses to Atlético Nacional, leaves the lead and gets complicated in the Libertadores
Tricolor concedes a goal in the first minute of the second half and loses for the second time in a row
It got complicated
Bahia, which traveled to Colombia in the arms of its fans and optimistic about qualifying early, returns with its hair dryer on and worried. At the Atanasio Girardot stadium in Medellín, the Tricolor lost 1-0 to Atlético Nacional on Wednesday night and lost the lead in Group F of the Libertadores. Viveros, who had a goal disallowed in the first half, did not waste the new chance he had and scored in the first minute of the second half.
First half
Bahia only survived at Atanasio Girardot. As expected, Atlético Nacional took the initiative and played most of the time in the attacking half, but did not translate into clear chances. The Colombians scored a goal with Viveros in the first minute, which was disallowed for offside, and also created chances from the visitors’ mistakes, whether it was a poorly passed ball by Luciano Juba or a strange exit from the goal by Marcos Felipe. In addition, Tricolor did not give the opposing goalkeeper any trouble. The team launched good counterattacks, but made mistakes when making the final pass. The best opportunity was a free kick taken with venom by Cauly that Castillo had to palm away.
Second half
The game turned sour for Bahia in the final stage. Just like in the first half, Tricolor conceded a goal in the first minute. But this time, the VAR didn’t “save it”, and Viveros’s goal was confirmed after a review. The Colombians got excited, even more so with the spaces left by the visiting team, and almost extended their lead with Arce’s shot from outside the area in the 12th minute. In the 30th minute, Arce forced a great save from Marcos Felipe with another shot from distance. Bahia only really threatened in the final minutes. In the 33rd minute, Pulga pulled to his left leg and crossed with venom, but the ball went past Willian José. In the 44th minute, Juba shot, Castillo saved and, on the rebound, Willian José forced another save from the Colombian goalkeeper
How it looks
Bahia was overtaken by Atlético Nacional, who moved to nine points. In second place, with seven, Tricolor will now need to pay close attention to Nacional x Inter, who face each other this Thursday. Colorado is in third place, with five points, while the Uruguayans are bottom of the group, with four.
