2018 Atlético Nacional season

Atlético Nacional
2018 season
Chairman	Andrés Botero Phillipsbourne; (until 8 February); Juan David Pérez; (since 12 February)
Manager	Jorge Almirón; (until 30 August); Hernán Darío Herrera (interim); (since 30 August to 1 November); Paulo Autuori; (since 2 November)
Stadium	Atanasio Girardot
Categoría Primera A	Apertura: Runners-up; Finalización: 9th
Copa Colombia	Champions
Copa Libertadores	Round of 16
Superliga Colombiana	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Dayro Moreno; (19 goals); All: Dayro Moreno; (24 goals)
Highest home attendance	42,560 (v. Millonarios)
Lowest home attendance	7,986 (v. Leones)
	← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Atlético Nacional season was the 71st season in the club's history. The team competed in the Categoría Primera A, Copa Colombia, Superliga Colombiana, and Copa Libertadores.

Players

First-team squad

As of 6 November 2018^[1]^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ARG	Fernando Monetti
2	DF	COL	Daniel Bocanegra
3	DF	COL	Felipe Aguilar
4	DF	ARG	Diego Braghieri
6	MF	COL	Raúl Loaiza
7	MF	COL	Gustavo Torres
9	FW	COL	Omar Duarte
10	MF	COL	Juan Pablo Ramírez
11	FW	COL	Carlos Rivas (on loan from New York Red Bulls)
12	DF	COL	Alexis Henríquez
13	DF	COL	Helibelton Palacios
14	FW	COL	Reinaldo Lenis (on loan from Sport Recife)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	COL	Deiver Machado
16	MF	COL	Vladimir Hernández
19	MF	COL	Yerson Candelo
20	MF	COL	Jeison Lucumí
21	MF	COL	Jorman Campuzano (on loan from Deportivo Pereira)
25	GK	COL	Christian Vargas
26	DF	COL	Carlos Cuesta
27	MF	ARG	Gonzalo Castellani
29	MF	COL	Aldo Leão Ramírez (on loan from Atlas)
32	DF	COL	Christian Mafla

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	COL	Camilo Vargas (at Deportivo Cali)
—	DF	COL	Albin Domínguez (at Real Santander)
—	FW	COL	Nicolás Hernández (at Real Santander)
—	DF	COL	Tomás Maya (at Deportivo Pasto)
—	DF	COL	Esteban Morales (at Bogotá)
—	DF	COL	Jeisson Palacios (at Cortuluá)
—	DF	COL	Franky Uribe (at Real Santander)
—	MF	COL	Sherman Cárdenas (at Atlético Bucaramanga)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	COL	Cristian Dájome (at América de Cali)
—	MF	COL	Julián Mendoza (at Real Cartagena)
—	MF	COL	Cristian Moya (at Real Santander)
—	MF	COL	Jean Riveras (at Real Santander)
—	MF	COL	John Henry Sánchez (at Leones)
—	FW	COL	Hadier Borja (at América de Cali)
—	FW	COL	Juan David Castañeda (at Real Santander)
—	FW	COL	Jeferson Rivas (at Tigres)

Transfers

Source: Soccerway

In

Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Date
GK	Cristian Bonilla	25	La Equidad	Loan return	30 June 2018
DF	Omar Duarte	22	Atlético Huila	Transfer	30 June 2018
DF	Tomás Maya	21	Deportivo Pasto	Loan return	30 June 2018
MF	Juan Pablo Ramírez	20	Leones	Loan return	30 June 2018
FW	Carlos Rivas	24	New York Red Bulls	Loan	30 June 2018
DF	Deiver Machado	24	Gent	Transfer	30 June 2018
MF	Yerson Candelo	26	Querétaro	Transfer	19 June 2018
DF	Jeisson Palacios	21	Atlético Bucaramanga	Loan return	19 June 2018
FW	Ezequiel Rescaldani	25	Huesca	Loan return	28 May 2018
FW	Reinaldo Lenis	25	Sport Recife	Loan	5 February 2018
DF	Rafael Delgado	28	Defensa y Justicia	Loan	3 February 2018
DF	Camilo Zúñiga	32	Napoli	Loan	30 January 2018
MF	Gonzalo Castellani	28	Boca Juniors	Transfer	25 January 2018
MF	Sherman Cárdenas	28	LDU Quito	Loan return	24 January 2018
GK	Fernando Monetti	28	Lanús	Transfer	16 January 2018
DF	Diego Braghieri	30	Lanús	Transfer	16 January 2018
DF	Helibelton Palacios	24	Club Brugge	Transfer	31 December 2017
MF	Vladimir Hernández	28	Santos	Transfer	31 December 2017
FW	Cristián Dajome	23	Deportivo Pasto	Loan return	31 December 2017
MF	Jorman Campuzano	21	Deportivo Pereira	Loan	31 December 2017
FW	Juan David Castañeda	22	Fortaleza	Loan return	31 December 2017
DF	Tomás Maya	21	Leones	Loan return	31 December 2017
MF	Juan Pablo Ramírez	20	Deportivo Pasto	Loan return	31 December 2017

Out

Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Date
FW	Dayro Moreno	33	Club Tijuana	Fired	16 October 2018
DF	Rafael Delgado	28	Defensa y Justicia	Loan return	31 July 2018
GK	Cristian Bonilla	25	Al-Fayha	Transfer	30 June 2018
DF	Roderick Miller	26	Free agent	Transfer	30 June 2018
MF	Juan Pablo Nieto	25	Once Caldas	Transfer	30 June 2018
MF	Macnelly Torres	33	Deportivo Cali	Transfer	30 June 2018
DF	Tomás Maya	21	Atlético Huila	Loan	30 June 2018
FW	Andrés Rentería	25	Querétaro	Loan return	24 June 2018
FW	Hadier Borja	21	América de Cali	Loan	19 June 2018
DF	Jeisson Palacios	21	Cortuluá	Loan	19 June 2018
MF	Ronaldo Lucena	21	Deportivo Táchira	Transfer	12 June 2018
DF	Edwin Velasco	26	Once Caldas	Transfer	12 June 2018
MF	Diego Arias	32	Once Caldas	Transfer	12 June 2018
DF	Jackson Montaño	25	Deportes Quindío	Loan return	31 May 2018
FW	Ezequiel Rescaldani	25	Patronato	Transfer	28 May 2018
DF	José Pérez	20	Cúcuta Deportivo	Transfer	21 March 2018
FW	Jeferson Rivas	20	Tigres	Loan	15 March 2018
MF	Jean Rivera	20	Real Santander	Loan	22 February 2018
MF	Edwin Valencia	32	Free agent	Transfer	1 February 2018
MF	Sherman Cárdenas	28	Atlético Bucaramanga	Loan	24 January 2018
DF	Gorka Elustondo	30	Rayo Vallecano	Transfer	16 January 2018
GK	Franco Armani	30	River Plate	Transfer	8 January 2018
FW	Cristián Dajome	23	América de Cali	Loan	2 January 2018
FW	Juan David Castañeda	22	Real Santander	Loan	31 December 2017
DF	Nicolás Hernández	19	Real Santander	Loan	31 December 2017
MF	Cristian Moya	19	Real Santander	Loan	31 December 2017
DF	Albin Domínguez	19	Real Santander	Loan	31 December 2017
DF	Franky Uribe	19	Real Santander	Loan	31 December 2017
DF	Tomás Maya	21	Deportivo Pasto	Loan	31 December 2017
DF	Rodin Quiñónes	22	Independiente Medellín	Transfer	31 December 2017
DF	Ezequiel Palomeque	25	Deportivo Cali	Transfer	31 December 2017
GK	Camilo Vargas	28	Deportivo Cali	Loan	31 December 2017
MF	Jhon Mosquera	27	Deportivo Cali	Transfer	31 December 2017
FW	Luis Carlos Ruiz	30	Junior	Transfer	31 December 2017
MF	Juan Pablo Ramírez	20	Leones	Loan	31 December 2017

Pre-season and friendlies

Match won	Match drawn	Match lost

14 January Florida Cup	Atlético Nacional	2–0	Atlético Mineiro	Orlando, United States
13:00 EST (UTC−5)	Rentería 38' Lucumí 71'	Report		Stadium: Spectrum Stadium Referee: Brandon Artis

17 January Friendly	Canada U23	1–2	Atlético Nacional	Bradenton, United States
	Fraser 45'	Report	Castañeda 88', 89'	Stadium: IMG Academy stadium

20 January Florida Cup	Legia Warsaw	0–2	Atlético Nacional	St. Petersburg, United States
18:00 EST (UTC−5)		Report	Ramírez 36', 42'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.

24 January Friendly	Atlético Nacional	2–0	Leones	Medellín, Colombia
10:00	Lucumí 22' Rentería 52'	Report		Stadium: Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex

24 January Friendly	Atlético Nacional	0–0	Leones	Medellín, Colombia
17:30		Report		Stadium: Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex

27 January Friendly	Atlético Nacional	1–0	Rionegro Águilas	Medellín, Colombia
	Moreno 66'	Report		Stadium: Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex

12 July Friendly	Atlético Nacional	2–2 (5–4 p)	Guadalajara	Orlando, United States
19:00	A. Ramírez 37' Moreno 63' (pen.)	Report	Pulido 51' López 85'	Stadium: Spectrum Stadium
	Penalties
	Moreno Torres Candelo J. Ramírez Rivas		E. López Sandoval Godínez M. Pérez E. Hernández

17 July Friendly	Atlético Nacional	0–0	América de Cali	Harrison, United States
19:00 EST (UTC−5)		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

20 July Friendly (Independence Cup)	Atlético Nacional	1–1 (4–5 p)	América de Cali	Harrison, United States
19:00 EST (UTC−5)	G. Torres	Report	Dájome 55'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena
	Penalties
	G. Torres Campuzano Henríquez Castellani Monetti		Viveros Quiñones Rivas Franco Angulo

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Categoría Primera A Torneo Apertura	Matchday 1	Runners-up	4 February	9 June
Copa Libertadores	Group stage	Round of 16	27 February	28 August
Categoría Primera A Torneo Finalización	Matchday 1	9th	25 July	11 November
Copa Colombia	Round of 16	Champions	15 August	1 November
Superliga Colombiana	Finals	Runners-up	31 January	7 February

Updated to match played 11 November 2018
Source: Competitions

Categoría Primera A

Torneo Apertura

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlético Nacional	19	12	5	2	23	10	+13	41	Advance to the knockout phase
2	Independiente Medellín	19	11	2	6	32	23	+9	35
3	Deportes Tolima	19	9	6	4	22	14	+8	33
4	Atlético Huila	19	9	3	7	20	12	+8	30
5	Junior	19	8	6	5	19	16	+3	30

Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots.^[3]

Note: For a complete table see the main article

Home-away summary

Home
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Atlético Nacional	9	9	0	0	12	0	+12	27

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Away
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Atlético Nacional	10	3	5	2	11	10	+1	14

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Match results

Match won	Match drawn	Match lost

4 February 1	Deportes Tolima	0–1	Atlético Nacional	Ibagué
17:15		Report	Rentería 59'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Éder Vergara

10 February 2	Atlético Nacional	1–0	Santa Fe	Medellín
20:00	Moreno 11'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 23,749 Referee: Luis Sánchez

15 February 3	Patriotas	3–1	Atlético Nacional	Tunja
20:00	Rivas 43' Álvarez 67' Mosquera 90+3'	Report	Moreno 6' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio La Independencia Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Carlos Ortega

18 February 4	Millonarios	1–1	Atlético Nacional	Bogotá
20:00	Domínguez 20' (pen.)	Report	Rentería 78'	Stadium: Estadio El Campín Attendance: 18,602 Referee: Mario Herrera

22 February 5	Atlético Nacional	2–0	América de Cali	Medellín
19:05	Hernández 75', 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 22,390 Referee: John Hinestroza

3 March 6	Alianza Petrolera	1–2	Atlético Nacional	Barrancabermeja
18:00	Palacios 80'	Report	Moreno 19' Lenis 47'	Stadium: Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Jorge Guzmán

7 March 7	Atlético Nacional	1–0	Jaguares	Medellín
20:00	Rentería 62'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 14,176 Referee: Andrés Rojas

17 March 9	Atlético Nacional	2–0	Deportivo Pasto	Medellín
20:00	G. Torres 13' Ramírez 83'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 20,315 Referee: Ricardo García

22 March 8†	Atlético Bucaramanga	0–0	Atlético Nacional	Bucaramanga
20:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Alfonso López Attendance: 23,000 Referee: John Hinestroza

25 March 10	Envigado	2–2	Atlético Nacional	Envigado
17:15	Guzmán 82' De La Rosa 90+2'	Report	G. Torres 20' Ramírez 73'	Stadium: Estadio Polideportivo Sur Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Nolberto Ararat

28 March 11	Atlético Nacional	1–0	Atlético Huila	Medellín
18:00	Moreno 54'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 22,559 Referee: Leevan Suárez

1 April 12	Boyacá Chicó	1–1	Atlético Nacional	Tunja
20:00	Valdés 21'	Report	Henríquez 23'	Stadium: Estadio La Independencia Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Andrés Rojas

8 April 13	Atlético Nacional	2–0	Independiente Medellín	Medellín
17:15	Moreno 28' Hernández 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 41,746 Referee: Bismark Santiago

15 April 15	Atlético Nacional	1–0	Rionegro Águilas	Medellín
20:00	M. Torres 23'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 18,090 Referee: Nicolás Gallo

21 April 17	Atlético Nacional	1–0	Once Caldas	Medellín
19:45	Lucumí 63'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 24,017 Referee: Luis Sánchez

25 April 16†	Junior	1–1	Atlético Nacional	Barranquilla
20:00	T. Gutiérrez 69'	Report	Sarmiento 90'	Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Attendance: 15,095 Referee: Gustavo Murillo

29 April 18	La Equidad	1–0	Atlético Nacional	Bogotá
20:00	Zapata 73'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Techo Attendance: 6,000 Referee: John Ospina

2 May 14‡	Deportivo Cali	0–2	Atlético Nacional	Palmira
20:00		Report	G. Torres 9', 80'	Stadium: Estadio Deportivo Cali Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Mario Herrera

6 May 19	Atlético Nacional	1–0	Leones	Medellín
20:00	Moreno 66'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 18,689 Referee: Nolberto Ararat

†: Match postponed due to participation in the Copa Libertadores.
‡: Match postponed due to Deportivo Cali's participation in the Copa Sudamericana.

Knockout phase

Quarterfinals

12 May First leg	Deportivo Cali	1–0	Atlético Nacional	Palmira
20:00	Benedetti 78'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Deportivo Cali Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Nicolás Gallo

19 May Second leg	Atlético Nacional	2–0	Deportivo Cali	Medellín
18:00	Moreno 51', 90+1' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 31,114 Referee: Gustavo Murillo

Semifinals

29 May First leg	Atlético Huila	0–0	Atlético Nacional	Bogotá
19:45		Report		Stadium: Estadio El Campín Attendance: 29,308 Referee: Alexander Ospina

2 June Second leg	Atlético Nacional	0–0 (4–2 p)	Atlético Huila	Medellín
18:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 24,270 Referee: Carlos Betancur
	Penalties
	Moreno Ramírez Lucumí Zúñiga Castellani		Ramírez López Candelo Correa

Finals

6 June First leg	Deportes Tolima	0–1	Atlético Nacional	Ibagué
19:30		Report	Moreno 57'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Andrés Rojas

9 June Second leg	Atlético Nacional	1–2 (2–4 p)	Deportes Tolima	Medellín
19:15	Hernández 66'	Report	Campuzano 47' (o.g.) Banguero 90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Referee: Luis Sánchez
	Penalties
	Moreno Henríquez Lenis Hernández		Villa Albornoz Banguero Pérez

Torneo Finalización

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
7	Rionegro Águilas	19	9	5	5	21	19	+2	32	Advance to the knockout phase
8	Santa Fe	19	8	7	4	27	13	+14	31	Advance to the knockout phase
9	Atlético Nacional	19	8	6	5	27	20	+7	30
10	Deportivo Cali	19	8	5	6	19	15	+4	29
11	Millonarios	19	6	7	6	23	23	0	25

Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots.^[3]

Note: For a complete table see the main article

Home
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Atlético Nacional	10	4	4	2	14	11	+3	16

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Away
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Atlético Nacional	9	4	2	3	13	9	+4	14

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Match results

Match won	Match drawn	Match lost

25 July 1	Atlético Nacional	1–2	Deportes Tolima	Medellín
19:45	Moreno 16' (pen.)	Report	Pérez 11' Carrascal 71'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 16,175 Referee: Heider Castro

28 July 2	Santa Fe	0–2	Atlético Nacional	Bogotá
18:00		Report	Moreno 29' Candelo 65'	Stadium: Estadio El Campín Attendance: 16,004 Referee: Carlos Betancur

1 August 3	Atlético Nacional	0–0	Patriotas	Medellín
20:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Carlos Ortega

12 August 4	Atlético Nacional	1–1	Millonarios	Medellín
19:30	Moreno 67'	Report	Marrugo 86'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 21,433 Referee: Alexander Ospina

18 August 5	América de Cali	0–2	Atlético Nacional	Cali
17:30		Report	Moreno 8' Henríquez 20'	Stadium: Estadio Pascual Guerrero Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Nicolás Gallo

24 August 6	Atlético Nacional	3–2	Alianza Petrolera	Medellín
20:00	Duarte 12' Moreno 19', 52'	Report	Palomeque 19' Arias 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 13,766 Referee: Nicolás Rodríguez

2 September 7	Jaguares	1–1	Atlético Nacional	Montería
18:00	Duarte 26' (o.g.)	Report	Lucumí 80'	Stadium: Estadio Jaraguay Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Mario Herrera

5 September 8	Atlético Nacional	2–3	Atlético Bucaramanga	Medellín
20:30	Castellani 9' Moreno 50' (pen.)	Report	Vallecilla 20' Rangel 38', 90+5'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 10,322 Referee: Jorge Guzmán

9 September 9	Deportivo Pasto	0–2	Atlético Nacional	Pasto
17:30		Report	Moreno 27' (pen.) Lucumí 65'	Stadium: Estadio Departamental Libertad Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Heider Castro

16 September 10	Atlético Nacional	3–1	Envigado	Medellín
20:00	G. Torres 20', 90+3' Ha. Palacios 76'	Report	Moreno 24'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 14,114 Referee: Nolberto Ararat

23 September 11	Atlético Huila	1–0	Atlético Nacional	Neiva
19:30	Amaya 79'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Guillermo Plazas Alcid Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Carlos Betancur

30 September 12	Atlético Nacional	3–2	Boyacá Chicó	Medellín
17:30	G. Torres 5' Moreno 69' (pen.) Henríquez 90+1'	Report	Valdés 18', 55'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 13,955 Referee: Nicolás Gallo

6 October 13	Independiente Medellín	2–1	Atlético Nacional	Medellín
17:30	Cano 14' (pen.) Angulo 62'	Report	Moreno 89'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 29,929 Referee: Andrés Rojas

14 October 14	Atlético Nacional	0–0	Deportivo Cali	Medellín
17:15		Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 19,140 Referee: Mario Herrera

18 October 15	Rionegro Águilas	1–3	Atlético Nacional	Rionegro
20:00	Toloza 79' (pen.)	Report	Hernández 35' Duarte 58' (pen.) Ayala 75' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estadio Alberto Grisales Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ricardo García

21 October 16	Atlético Nacional	1–0	Junior	Medellín
17:15	He. Palacios 53'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 22,000 Referee: John Hinestroza

27 October 17	Once Caldas	2–0	Atlético Nacional	Manizales
20:00	Rodríguez 7' Braghieri 64' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Palogrande Attendance: 12,549 Referee: Luis Sánchez

5 November 18	Atlético Nacional	0–0	La Equidad	Medellín
20:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 21,593 Referee: Edilson Ariza

11 November 19	Leones	2–2	Atlético Nacional	Itagüí
17:30	Mantilla 16' Mena 65' (pen.)	Report	A. Ramírez 69' Lucumí 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí Referee: Carlos Ortega

Copa Libertadores

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ATN	CCL	BOL	DEL
1	Atlético Nacional	6	3	1	2	9	3	+6	10	Round of 16	—	0–0	4–1	4–0
2	Colo-Colo	6	2	2	2	5	5	0	8	Round of 16	0–1	—	2–0	0–2
3	Bolívar	6	2	2	2	6	9	−3	8	Copa Sudamericana	1–0	1–1	—	2–1
4	Delfín	6	2	1	3	6	9	−3	7		1–0	1–2	1–1	—

Source: CONMEBOL

Match won	Match drawn	Match lost

27 February 2018 (2018-02-27) 1	Colo-Colo	0–1	Atlético Nacional	Santiago, Chile
21:30 UTC−3		Report	Hernández 66'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Attendance: 42,111 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

14 March 2018 (2018-03-14) 2	Atlético Nacional	4–0	Delfín	Medellín, Colombia
19:45 UTC−5	Moreno 31' (pen.) Lenis 46', 56' M. Torres 52'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 30,578 Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)

5 April 2018 (2018-04-05) 3	Bolívar	1–0	Atlético Nacional	La Paz, Bolivia
20:30 UTC−4	Riquelme 37'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Attendance: 24,700 Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

24 April 2018 (2018-04-24) 4	Atlético Nacional	4–1	Bolívar	Medellín, Colombia
19:30 UTC−5	Castellani 12' Hernández 31' Moreno 33', 65'	Report	Riquelme 48'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

15 May 2018 (2018-05-15) 5	Delfín	1–0	Atlético Nacional	Manta, Ecuador
17:15 UTC−5	Chicaiza 19'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Jocay Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)

24 May 2018 (2018-05-24) 6	Atlético Nacional	0–0	Colo-Colo	Medellín, Colombia
19:30 UTC−5		Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Final stages

Round of 16

9 August 2018 (2018-08-09) First leg	Atlético Tucumán	2–0	Atlético Nacional	Tucumán, Argentina
21:45 UTC−3	Díaz 7' Acosta 70'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Monumental José Fierro Referee: Éber Aquino (Paraguay)

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second leg	Atlético Nacional	1–0	Atlético Tucumán	Medellín, Colombia
19:45 UTC−5	Duarte 11'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 25,363 Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Copa Colombia

Round of 16

15 August First leg	Atlético Nacional	1–0	Patriotas	Medellín
19:30	Rivas 82'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 11,607 Referee: Jorge Duarte

21 August Second leg	Patriotas	0–1	Atlético Nacional	Tunja
19:30		Report	Lucumí 83'	Stadium: Estadio La Independencia Referee: Andrés Rojas

Quarterfinals

13 September First leg	Atlético Nacional	1–0	Junior	Medellín
19:45	Bocanegra 53'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 8,842 Referee: Gustavo Murillo

19 September Second leg	Junior	0–0	Atlético Nacional	Barranquilla
19:30		Report		Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Referee: Mario Herrera

Semifinals

3 October First leg	Leones	0–1	Atlético Nacional	Itagüí
19:30		Report	Moreno 4'	Stadium: Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí Referee: John Hinestroza

11 October Second leg	Atlético Nacional	3–1	Leones	Medellín
19:45	Moreno 28' Rivas 50' J. Ramírez 79'	Report	Otero 73'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 7,986 Referee: Luis Sánchez

Finals

24 October First leg	Once Caldas	2–2	Atlético Nacional	Manizales
19:00	Steer 41', 48'	Report	A. Ramírez 31', 78'	Stadium: Estadio Palogrande Attendance: 29,308 Referee: Carlos Betancur

1 November Second leg	Atlético Nacional	2–1	Once Caldas	Medellín
19:00	Hernández 45+2' Bocanegra 90+1'	Report	Carbonero 75'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Referee: Mario Herrera

Superliga Colombiana

31 January First leg	Millonarios	0–0	Atlético Nacional	Bogotá
19:05		Report		Stadium: Estadio El Campín Attendance: 14,898 Referee: John Hinestroza

7 February Second leg	Atlético Nacional	1–2	Millonarios	Medellín
19:25	Rentería 21'	Report	Ovelar 34', 54'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 42,560 Referee: Gustavo Murillo

Statistics

Squad statistics

No.	Pos.	Player	LA	LG	CA	CG	TA	TG	PM			Updated
1	GK	Fernando Monetti	3	0	1	0	4	0	360	1	0	21 February 2018
25	GK	Christian Vargas	1	0	1	0	2	0	180	2	0	21 February 2018
2	DF	Daniel Bocanegra	2	0	0	0	2	0	168	0	0	21 February 2018
3	DF	Felipe Aguilar	4	0	0	0	4	0	316	1	0	21 February 2018
4	DF	Diego Braghieri	2	0	2	0	4	0	296	2	0	21 February 2018
12	DF	Alexis Henríquez	3	0	2	0	5	0	358	0	0	21 February 2018
13	DF	Helibelton Palacios	3	0	2	0	5	0	372	0	0	21 February 2018
23	DF	Edwin Velasco	0	0	1	0	1	0	64	0	0	21 February 2018
26	DF	Carlos Cuesta	1	0	2	0	3	0	270	0	0	21 February 2018
28	DF	Rafael Delgado	2	0	0	0	2	0	124	0	0	21 February 2018
32	DF	Christian Mafla	3	0	0	0	3	0	192	1	0	21 February 2018
6	MF	Raúl Loaiza	2	0	1	0	3	0	185	1	0	21 February 2018
7	MF	Gustavo Torres	2	0	2	0	4	0	109	0	0	21 February 2018
8	MF	Diego Arias	3	0	1	0	4	0	269	0	0	21 February 2018
10	MF	Macnelly Torres	3	0	0	0	3	0	216	1	0	21 February 2018
20	MF	Jeison Lucumí	4	0	2	0	6	0	463	2	0	21 February 2018
21	MF	Jorman Campuzano	1	0	2	0	3	0	217	2	1	21 February 2018
27	MF	Gonzalo Castellani	4	0	2	0	6	0	382	0	0	21 February 2018
29	MF	Aldo Leão Ramírez	2	0	1	0	3	0	216	1	0	21 February 2018
11	FW	Andrés Rentería	4	2	2	1	6	3	472	1	0	21 February 2018
16	FW	Vladimir Hernández	3	0	1	0	4	0	264	0	0	21 February 2018
17	FW	Dayro Moreno	4	2	2	0	6	2	447	0	0	21 February 2018

International cup: Copa Libertadores

Source: Soccerway

Goals

R	Pos	Player	App	G	Pen	Avg	Updated
1st	FW	Dayro Moreno	8	5	2	0.63	30 March 2018
2nd	FW	Andrés Rentería	12	4	0	0.33	30 March 2018
3rd	MF	Reinaldo Lenis	6	3	0	0.5	30 March 2018
4th	MF	Vladimir Hernández	10	3	0	0.3	30 March 2018
5th	FW	Gustavo Torres	8	2	2	0.25	30 March 2018
6th	MF	Aldo Leão Ramírez	9	2	0	0.22	30 March 2018
7th	MF	Macnelly Torres	8	1	0	0.13	30 March 2018

Source: Soccerway

Disciplinary record

N	Pos.	Name
1	GK	Fernando Monetti	1	0
25	GK	Christian Vargas	2	0
2	DF	Daniel Bocanegra	1	0
3	DF	Felipe Aguilar	3	0
4	DF	Diego Braghieri	4	0
12	DF	Alexis Henríquez	1	0
13	DF	Helibelton Palacios	1	0
28	DF	Rafael Delgado	1	0
32	DF	Christian Mafla	1	0
6	MF	Raúl Loaiza	1	0
10	MF	Macnelly Torres	1	0
16	MF	Vladimir Hernández	1	0
21	MF	Jorman Campuzano	4	1
21	MF	Gonzalo Castellani	2	0
29	MF	Aldo Leão Ramírez	1	0
11	FW	Andrés Rentería	2	0
20	FW	Jeison Lucumí	3	0

Last updated: 30 March
Source: Soccerway
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

References

^ Atlético Nacional S.A. Sitio Oficial - Jugadores
^ Soccerway.com - Atlético Nacional - Squad
^ ^a ^b "Reglamento Liga Águila I y II 2018" (PDF). DIMAYOR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018. (in Spanish)

External links

[1] Atlético Nacional S.A. Sitio Oficial - Jugadores

[2] Soccerway.com - Atlético Nacional - Squad

[Tiebreakers-3] "Reglamento Liga Águila I y II 2018" (PDF). DIMAYOR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018. (in Spanish)

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