The green of the mountain is waiting for the draw in July to find out who will face it in that phase.
The Libertadores Cup 2023 for National Athletics It’s been quite positive so far because in addition to collecting four undefeated dates and orphans leader of group Hwas the first team in the competition to qualify for the round of 16 of this edition.
With Dorlan Pabón as a goal scorer and figure, plus a very structured backbone, the team led by Paulo Autuori has been able to face the competition to achieve the first goal: to be in the next phase where they are already patiently waiting for their rival.
Who would be Nacional’s rival in the round of 16 of Libertadores 2023?
In the absence of two days to finish it group stagethe Antioqueños are the leaders of their area with 10 points, followed by Olimpia with 8 and Patronato with 3. So he is very close to guaranteeing that first place that would put him in a good position for the round of 16 tie, to take place the week of July 21.
If they go through first, Atlético Nacional would be in pot 1 along with the other seven winning teams from their respective groups, which at the moment are: Racing, Internacional, Bolívar, Fluminense, Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors and Athletico Paranaense.
The rival would then be in pot 2 which so far would consist of: Flamengo, Independiente Medellín, Palmeiras, The Strongest, Independiente del Valle, Deportivo Pereira, Atlético Mineiro and Olimpia. There is no restriction that two teams from the same country or who have shared a group can play against each other at this stage, but everything can change in the remaining matches.
It is worth remembering that the teams that are first in their group will finish the round of 16 keys at home, series to be played in the weeks of August 2 and August 8 respectively.
Source: Goal