National Athletic vs. Pereira played at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas Stadium this Thursday, October 19, for the first leg semifinal of the BetPlay Cup 2023. The duel started at 8:00 p.m. (local/Peruvian time) and Win Sports and Win Sports Plus were broadcast for Latin America. The local team, Pereira, won 2-0 with goals from Juan Sebastián Quintero and Yesus Cabrera. The first goal was scored by Quintero, and later, Cabrera scored a great goal to secure the victory. There was an expulsion on the Nacional team, and despite their efforts, they were unable to equalize the score. Pereira took the victory in the first leg semi-final.
Atlético Nacional vs. Pereira: final lineups
- National Athletic: K. Mier, E. Ocampo, J. Arias, F. Aguirre, S. Velasquez, R. Mejia, N. Deossa, J. Torres (J. Duque, 46′), O. Perea (Y. Mena, 74 ′), D. Pabon (S. Mosquera, 85′), J. Duque (J. Asprilla, 61′).
- Deportivo Pereira: A. Quintana, J. Quintero (D. Hernández, 77′), E. Garcès, C. Ramirez, Y. Suarez (C. Blanco, 70′), J. Monroy, M. Medina E. Murillo, 85′ ), J. Zuluaga, J. Bocanegra (Y. Cabrera, 70′), A. Rodriguez (K. Valencia, 70′), A. Rodriguez. Goal: J. Quintero (12′), Y. Cabrera (90′)