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ONCE CALDAS SEEKS FOURTH WIN AS IN 2004, GV SAN JOSÉ RELIES ON SECOND HALVES

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  May 15, 2025 Once Caldas - GV San José Estadio Palogrande, Manizales, Colombia On Thursday, May 15, 2025, Colombian Once Caldas will face Bolivian GV San José in the Copa Sudamericana. The clash between teams with different playing styles promises an interesting confrontation and the possibility of extending several remarkable streaks. Once Caldas has won its last three matches in the 2025 CONMEBOL Sudamericana, the best winning streak for the "Albos" in a single continental competition. Moreover, after winning three of their matches in the current Sudamericana, they will seek to reach four victories in a single edition of a CONMEBOL tournament for the first time since the Libertadores they conquered in 2004 (6 wins). The Colombian side thus has an opportunity to return to numbers from their most glorious era. Colombian teams have recorded just one defeat in 30 home matches against Bolivian opponents in CONMEBOL competitions during the 21st century (20 wins, 9 draws)....

ATLETICO NACIONAL AIMS TO RESTORE HOME DOMINANCE AGAINST OFFENSIVELY MINDED INTERNACIONAL

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  May 8, 2025   Atlético Nacional - Internacional   Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín, Colombia On Thursday, May 8, 2025, Colombian side Atlético Nacional will face Brazilian Internacional in the fourth round of the CONMEBOL Libertadores group stage. The clash between teams with different playing styles promises an interesting confrontation. Internacional did not concede a goal during their first visit to Atlético Nacional in the CONMEBOL Libertadores - the match in 1993 ended in a 0-0 draw. Among teams that have visited the "Verdolaga" more than once in this tournament, none have managed to keep a clean sheet in all matches. Atlético Nacional won their last home match in the CONMEBOL Libertadores 3-0 against Uruguayan Nacional. The last time the Colombian side won consecutive home matches in this tournament was in a series of four victories between February 2019 and April 2021. Internacional has lost only one of their last nine away matches in the CONMEBOL Liberta...