América de Cali vs Atlético Nacional

América de Cali beat Atlético Nacional 1-0 at the Pascual Guerrero in a physical, foul-heavy clásico that boiled over in the closing stages. The only goal came right at the restart, and it proved enough to settle a match defined as much by its edge as by its quality. Yeison Guzmán broke the deadlock in the 46th minute, latching onto a pass from Rafael Carrascal to beat the offside trap and slot past goalkeeper Franco Armani. Nacional thought they had snatched a point deep into stoppage time when Cristian Arango headed home, but the referee overturned the goal after a VAR review showed William Tesillo had used his arm in the build-up. Tempers flared throughout, with a heated clash between Cardona and Ramos among several flashpoints. The win kept América perfect through four league matches, leaving them as the sole leaders of the Clausura. Nacional, by contrast, suffered their first defeat of the tournament, a costly setback in only their second outing.