After a run without much difficulty, the demand for El Nacional in the Copa Libertadores increases with the key against Deportivo Independiente Medellín for Phase 2, a matchup unprecedented in South American football.

The Criollos beat Nacional de Potosí 9-2 on aggregate in Phase 1, a series that marked the Ecuadorians’ return to the continental tournament, in addition to marking their return to professional soccer’s top league in 2023, after two seasons in LigaPro Series B.

We have a team to move forward, we cannot say that we have already fulfilled it, now we have more demands, but also more confidence in the team, said Creola Ever skipper Hugo Almeida.

DIM marks its debut in the 2023 Cup with this series. The Colombian team arrives under the leadership of David González, but complicated by failures in recent presentations, with a streak of results that adds up to eight matches without a win in official matches, since November 2022 (D)