Deportes Tolima arrives for atlético nacional - tolima in Medellín with 20 convocados and no captain Anderson Ángulo for the semifinal second leg on May 23. The side trails 0-1 after the first match in Ibagué and now has to chase the tie at the Atanasio Girardot without the player sent off in the opening leg.
Atanasio Girardot on May 23
Atlético Nacional will host the return leg at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, with the semifinal reduced to one match in Medellín. Morelos scored the only goal in the first leg at the Manuel Murillo Toro, leaving Tolima with a narrow deficit and a short bench travel list to manage.
Lucas González named the 20-player squad for the trip and said Tolima wants to show its good play from the start in the return leg. The coach’s message is direct: the visitors need control early, because the margin from Ibagué gives Nacional room to manage the game if Tolima does not find rhythm quickly.
Ángulo’s absence for Tolima
Anderson Ángulo is the missing piece. Tolima’s captain was expelled in the first match of the series, and his absence removes one of the team’s main references for a game that already demands a result.
The squad list also comes after Tolima’s 3-0 loss to Coquimbo Unido in the Copa Libertadores, a result that cost the club the lead in its group. The Medellín trip therefore lands in a tighter run of fixtures, with the semifinal return leg carrying more weight because the first-leg loss and the captain’s suspension now meet at the same time.
Referee team and TV
Dimayor assigned Carlos Betancur as central referee and Wilmar Roldán as fourth official. The match will be transmitted by Win Sports+.
Sebastián Guzmán, one of the players in Tolima’s orbit for this tie, noted after the first leg that he knew what to expect from the setting. Tolima now goes into the return leg with a 0-1 deficit, 20 players on the trip, and no captain to steady the first phase of the match.
