Millionaires vs. National: 10 data from the Colombian classic
Millionaires and National Atlético The faces in the Colombian football classic will be seen again, it will be their first confrontation of 2025 and will play at the Nemesio Camacho El Campín de Bogotá stadium by date 13 of the League. Here we leave you 10 data from the game with the most laureate teams of the FPC.
1. History by Colombian League
Since 1948 they have faced 272 matches, Millionaires leads these duels with 104 victories, have tied for 88 opportunities and 80 National Atlético wins have been presented.
2. Rivalry since 1989
The rivalry between Millionaires and Atlético Nacional emerged and went to the fullest until now after their clashes in the Conmebol Libertadores of the year 1989. First they had faced in the group stage where they tied in Campín 1-1 and where Millionaires later won at the Atanasio Girardot by 0-2.
Both advanced in the series and then they would meet again in the quarterfinals, the key started in Medellín where Atlético Nacional won 1-0 and then came the match in Bogotá that ended in the midst of controversies that until today made the rivalry between them agigated and still talk about it.
Millionaires began winning the match and in the second half the Chilean referee Hernán Silva did not decree as a maximum penalty a play in which René Higuita within the area knocked down Arnoldo Iguarán, the decision unleashed all kinds of controversies and claims, because he could mean the goal with which the ambassadors eliminated National and passed from round. To complete after this came the tie of the Verdolagas with which they advanced and could then get the first liberators of a Colombian team.
3. Historical win
The largest win between Millionaires and Atlético Nacional took place in favor of the Albiazul team in Medellín and was 0-7 in 1951. The most bulky win of the Verlagas on the ambassadors was 5-0 at Atanasio Girardot in 2014.
4. The game with more FPC titles
Atlético Nacional and Millionaires are the two teams with the most titles in the history of Colombian football, for Liga Los Verdolagas have 18 stars, while the ambassadors are 16. In the total of the National Palmarés it has 36 titles, while Millionaires is the one that follows it with 22.
5. Final between them
Faces have been seen on 5 times in the definition for a title, in the Merconorte Cup of the year 2000 Nacional stayed with the title, for Copa Colombia they measured twice in the final (2013 and 2023) and both also laid the Verdolaga, by the star of the Colombian League Only once they measured themselves in the final, it was in 2023 and Millionaires was the one who shouted champion, the ambassadors also stayed with the title against their arch
6. Current payroll players who have dressed both t -shirts
They play in Millionaires and went through Atlético Nacional: Sergio Mosquera, Danovis Banguero, Helibelton Palacios, Daniel Mantilla and Félix Charrupí.
They play in Atlético Nacional and passed through Millionaires: Andrés Román and Dairon Asprilla.
7. Maximum scorer
Oswaldo Marcial Palavecino who played for both clubs is the top scorer of the classics between Millionaires and Atlético Nacional with 15 goals.
8. Unpublished technicians for this classic
It will be the first Colombian classic for the two coaches who will be on the benches, both for David González de Millonarios and Javier Gandolfi of Atlético Nacional.
9. The payroll value
Atlético Nacional has the payroll with the highest price in the Colombian League 2025-I, its value is 25.6 million euros according to the Transfermarkt specialized portal. In the same Millionaire information it has the third template with the highest value in the FPC with 18.9 m/€.
10. How the last game between the two
The last time both teams faced was by date 4 of the December semifinal home runs of the previous year. The game was played in Atanasio and ended up 1-1. By Nacional, the score Álvaro Angulo opened, while by Millionaires he tied Radamel Falcao García.
