2008 Atlético Nacional season
The 2008 Atlético Nacional season was the club's 61st season since being founded in 1948. Nacional played in the 2008 Copa Libertadores since they won the Copa Mustang consecutively in the previous season (2007), making them the first team in Colombia to achieve this goal since the introduction of the new Copa Mustang format. Oscar Quintabani was the club's manager for the second year in a row. The team roster was almost the same as last year's.[1]
| 2008 season | |
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| Chairman |  Víctor Marulanda |
| Manager |  Oscar Quintabani Víctor Aristizábal Gabriel Gómez José Santa |
| Copa Mustang I 2008 | 14th |
| Copa Mustang II 2008 | 3rd |
| Copa Colombia 2008 | Semifinals |
| 2008 Copa Libertadores | Round of 16 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Sergio Galvan Rey (7) Giovanni Moreno (7) All: Giovanni Moreno (17) |
| Highest home attendance | 41,237 vs Independiente Medellín (November 27, 2008) |
| Lowest home attendance | 400 vs Deportivo Pereira (March 12, 2008) |
Team Kit
This year Atlético Nacional will be changing manufacturers since their contract with Umbro expired; this year they will be featuring Marathon Sports as their new manufacturing sponsor. However, Postobón is still going to be their main shirt sponsor, making this their ninth year sponsoring the club.
Supplier: Marathon Sports
Sponsor(s): Postobón
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Team roster
Copa Mustang-I
As of January 18, 2008
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Reserve & Youth Squad
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Starting 11 Copa Mustang 2008-I
Last updated: 2008-12-26 |
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Copa Mustang-II
As of May 24, 2008
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Reserve and youth squad
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Starting 11 Copa Mustang 2008-II
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Transfers
In:
- David Córdoba From Cúcuta Deportivo
- Juan Carlos Ramirez From Santa Fe
- Walter José Moreno From Cúcuta Deportivo
- Carlos Villagra From Millonarios
- Francisco Arrué From
Universidad de Chile - Eduardo Blandón From Millonarios
- Giovanni Moreno From Envigado Fútbol Club
- Jairo Palomino From Envigado Fútbol Club
- Jhon Charría From Deportes Tolima
- Carlos Rentería From Atlético Huila
Out:
- Víctor Aristizábal Retired
- Henry Rojas To Huila
- Oscar Echeverry To New York Red Bulls
- Andres David Saldarriaga To Cúcuta Deportivo
- William Zapata To Cúcuta Deportivo
- Ivan Hurtado To
Barcelona SC - Aldo Ramírez To
Monarcas Morelia - David Ospina Ramírez to
OGC Nice - Camilo Perez to Envigado Fútbol Club
- Juan Camilo Zuñiga To
AC Siena
All Competitions
| Competition | Final Position/Round | First Match | Last Match |
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| Copa Colombia | Third Phase | March 12, 2008 | October 1, 2008 |
| Copa Mustang-I | 14th | February 2, 2008 | May 18, 2008 |
| Copa Libertadores | Round of 16 | February 27, 2008 | May 7, 2008 |
| Copa Mustang-II | 3rd/Group Stage | July 19, 2008 | December 14, 2008 |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- Last updated on 30 Nov 2008.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Copa Mustang 2008-II | Copa Mustang 2008-I | Copa Colombia 2008 | 2008 Copa Libertadores | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | COL |
Eduardo Blandón | 33 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | COL |
Humberto Antonio Mendoza | 44 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | COL |
Walter José Moreno | 34 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | COL |
Harold Martinez | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | COL |
Oscar Passo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | COL |
Cristian Correa | 17 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | COL |
Carmelo Valencia | 23 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | COL |
Jhon Charría | 23 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | COL |
Giovanni Moreno | 43 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | COL |
León Darío Muñoz | 20 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | COL |
Carlos Barahona Angulo | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | COL |
José Amaya | 38 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | COL |
Jairo Palomino | 39 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | COL |
Carlos Díaz | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | COL |
Felipe Chara | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | COL |
Carlos Rentería | 32 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | COL |
Luis Perea | 19 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ARG |
Sergio Galván Rey | 42 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 20 | DF | COL |
Julián Estiven Vélez | 32 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | COL |
Marlon Piedrahita | 30 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | COL |
David Córdoba | 31 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 23 | DF | COL |
Jimmy Bermúdez | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | COL |
Diego Toro | 35 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 | FW |  PAR |
Carlos Villagra | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| MF | COL |
Juan Carlos Mosquera | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | COL |
Jefferson Angulo | 20 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | COL |
Yeison Javier Devoz | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | COL |
Juan Arboleda | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | COL |
Daniel Arango | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | COL |
Victor Ibarbo | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | COL |
David Ospina Ramírez | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| MF | COL |
Julián Andrés Díaz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | COL |
Davison Monsalve | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | COL |
Juan Zúñiga | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| MF | CHI |
Fernando Martel | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | COL |
Juan Carlos Ramírez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | COL |
Jhonatan Cueto | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | COL |
Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | CHI |
Francisco Arrué | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| FW | COL |
Elkin Murillo | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| MF | COL |
Luis Londoño | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | COL |
Jair Enrique Iglesias | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | COL |
Juan Pulgarín | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | COL |
Santiago Ceferino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | COL |
Christian Vargas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | COL |
Juan Carlos Patino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | COL |
José Novelio Romaña | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Copa Mustang
Copa Mustang 2008-I
The Copa Mustang 2008-I began on February 2 and ended on May 18. Atlético Nacional was a firm candidate to win the championship after winning both Colombian championships last year, but eventually had an underwhelming campaign, finishing 14th and missing out on the playoffs.
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
League table
| Pos | Team | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif |
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| 12. | Atletico Junior | 24 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 23 | -2 |
| 13. | Atlético Huila | 23 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| 14. | Atlético Nacional | 22 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 19 | -3 |
| 15. | Once Caldas | 19 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 28 | -8 |
| 16. | Deportivo Pasto | 19 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -9 |
Fixtures
| Once Caldas | 1 – 0 | Atlético Nacional |
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Fano  90' |
| Atlético Nacional | 3 – 0 | Atlético Bucaramanga |
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| Galvan Rey 6' 88' Muñoz 8' |
| Envigado FC | 1 – 0 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Moreno 48' |
| Atlético Nacional | 1 – 0 | Independiente Medellín |
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| Zuniga 10' |
| Deportivo Cali | 2 – 1 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Rodriguez 15' 21' |
Mendoza 90' |
| Atlético Nacional | 0 – 1 | La Equidad |
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| Morcillo 85' |
| Deportes Tolima | 1 – 2 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Oliveira 45' |
Valencia 25' Mendoza 63' |
| Independiente Medellín | 2 – 0 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Álvarez 35' Madera 70' |
| Atlético Nacional | 1 – 1 | Millonarios |
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| Zuñiga 90' |
Carreño 72' |
| Deportivo Pereira | 1 – 0 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Peralta 64' |
| Atlético Nacional | 3 – 1 | Cúcuta Deportivo |
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| Villagra 1' 15' 28' |
Henry 23' |
| Atlético Nacional | 1 – 0 | Deportes Quindío |
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| Moreno 87' |
| Atlético Nacional | 3 – 2 | América de Cali |
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| Muñoz 29' Villagra 57'Martel 76' |
Arrechea 36' Tejada 38' |
| Deportivo Pasto | 0 – 1 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Villagra 48' |
| Atlético Nacional | 0 – 1 | Boyacá Chicó |
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| Palacios 20' |
| Atlético Huila | 1 – 0 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Aranda 90+3' |
Copa Mustang 2008-II
The expectations for this season were high, since Nacional had a poor campaign in the previous Copa Mustang tournament. At the beginning of the 2008-II Copa Mustang Nacional was not as successful as it was thought they were going to be; mainly due to many changes in the squad, and this was highlighted by a 5-0 loss against Santa Fe. The club struggled to look for a place in the top 8 during the first half of the tournament. In the other half the club was slightly getting back to shape by making the top 8 on five occasions, and it won its last three games, leading into a 3rd place finish in the last game of the tournament and qualifying to the Quadrangular Semifinals. In the quadrangular, Nacional finished last, without having a single win, and in its closing game against La Equidad at home, the club lost 4-1; only about 10,000 fans showed up to the game to see them lose on their 2008 season final game.
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Fixtures
| Atlético Nacional | 2 – 0 | Once Caldas |
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| Moreno 90' Rentería 85' |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 1 – 1 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Cárdenas 56' |
Moreno 18' |
| Atlético Nacional | 1 – 2 | Envigado FC |
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| Galván Rey 80' |
Serna 39' González 56' |
| Independiente Medellín | 0 – 1 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Mendoza 45' |
| Atlético Nacional | 1 – 1 | Deportivo Cali |
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| Galván Rey 72' |
Montero 36' |
| La Equidad | 1 – 0 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Motta 24' |
| Atlético Nacional | 2 – 1 | Deportes Tolima |
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| Perea 38' Córdoba 85' |
Marangoni 31' |
| Atlético Nacional | 1 – 2 | Independiente Medellín |
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| Galván Rey 75' |
Martínez 47' Pérez 72' |
| Millonarios | 0 – 0 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Atlético Nacional | 0 – 1 | Deportivo Pereira |
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| Medina 30' |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 0 – 1 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Moreno 10' |
| Atlético Nacional | 2 – 1 | Junior |
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| Moreno 67' Galván Rey 83' |
Hernández 28' |
| Deportes Quindío | 0 – 3 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Moreno 20' 80' Galván Rey 90+2' |
| América de Cali | 3 – 0 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Armero 30' González 34'Cortés 86' |
| Atlético Nacional | 2 – 1 | Deportivo Pasto |
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| Galván Rey 18' 82' |
Mosquera 58' |
| Boyacá Chicó | 0 – 1 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Perea 37' |
| Atlético Nacional | 2 – 0 | Atlético Huila |
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| Perea 11' 39' |
| La Equidad | 0 – 0 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Atlético Nacional | 1 – 1 | Independiente Medellín |
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| Perea 69' |
Corredor 71' |
| Atlético Nacional | 1 – 1 | Deportes Tolima |
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| W. Moreno 1' |
Arrechea 12' |
| Deportes Tolima | 2 – 1 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Arrechea 8' Arizala 82' |
Moreno 19' |
| Independiente Medellín | 0 – 0 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Atlético Nacional | 1 – 4 | La Equidad |
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| Rentería 17' |
Manga 25' 61' Roberto Polo 41'Carpintero 59' |
Copa Colombia
Nacional had a decent run in the 2008 Copa Colombia, where they finished first in their group with only 1 loss against rivals DIM, but were unexpectedly eliminated by Primera B club Expreso Rojo in the third phase, which was the club that went the furthest in the tournament out of the clubs that weren't playing in the highest division.
Group stage
| Atlético Nacional | 2 – 0 | Deportivo Pereira |
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| Perez 37' Angulo 51' |
| Envigado FC | 1 – 2 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Hernandez 10' |
Angulo 15' Arango 25' |
| Atlético Nacional | 3 – 1 | Independiente Medellín |
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| Devoz 24' 52' Angulo 76' |
Pertuz 59' |
| Deportivo Rionegro | 0 – 0 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Atlético Nacional | 1 – 0 | Itagüí Ditaires |
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| Devoz 51' |
| Deportivo Pereira | 0 – 0 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Atlético Nacional | 1 – 0 | Envigado Fútbol Club |
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| Mosquera 44' |
| Independiente Medellín | 1 – 0 | Atlético Nacional |
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| del Valle 29' |
| Atlético Nacional | 0 – 0 | Deportivo Rionegro |
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| Itagüí Ditaires | 2 – 3 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Gallo 22' Alzate 59' |
Perea 1' Devoz 60'Pulgarín 75' |
Second phase
| Unión Magdalena | 2 – 2 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Batalla 22' Pacheco 46' |
Correa 43' Romaña 72' |
| Atlético Nacional | 4 – 0 | Unión Magdalena |
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| Angulo 15' Rentería 32'Perea 54'Devoz 75' |
Atletico Nacional won 6–2 on aggregate
Third phase
| Expreso Rojo | 2 – 0 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Quiñónez 10' Tchoupe 50' |
| Atlético Nacional | 1 – 0 | Expreso Rojo |
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| Rentería 71' |
Expreso Rojo won 2–1 on aggregate
Copa Libertadores
Nacional made a good appearance in the 2008 Copa Libertadores. In the group stage they held the first place for the first five games, then in the last one when they lost 1-0 to São Paulo they went down to second place. In the round of 16 they had to play against Fluminense; in the first game Nacional lost at home 1-2, later in the second leg they lost 1-0 to the Brazilian club at Maracanã Stadium, which meant that Fluminense advanced to the next round, and Nacional were eliminated from the tournament.
Group stage
| Atlético Nacional | 1 – 1 |  São Paulo FC |
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| Córdoba 8' |
(Report) | Miranda 32' |
| Atlético Nacional | 3 – 0 | Sportivo Luqueño |
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| Galvan Rey 22' Villagra 43'Valencia 79' |
(Report) |
| Audax Italiano | 1 – 0 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Orellana 48' |
(Report) |
| Atlético Nacional | 1 – 1 | Audax Italiano |
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| Villagra 59' |
(Report) | Orellana 78' |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 1 – 3 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Lazaga 71' |
(Report) | Villagra 39' Galvan Rey 51' (pen.)Córdoba 90' |
| São Paulo FC | 1 – 0 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Silva 39' |
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Round of 16
| Atlético Nacional | 1 – 2 | Fluminense |
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| Arrué 52' |
(Report) | Thiago Neves 22' (pen.) Conca 76' |
| Fluminense | 1 – 0 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Roger 52' |
(Report) |
Fluminense won 3–1 on aggregate.
References
- "Atletico Nacional Colombia statistics, table, results, fixtures 2008". Fctables.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-06.