Sarmiento brace powers Atl. Nacional to road win over Chico

TUNJA, Colombia (Interstat) — On Saturday, Atl. Nacional defeated Chico 4-1 at Estadio de La Independencia. Emanuel Benitez opened the scoring in the 16th minute, Edwin Cardona added a 50th-minute goal, and Andres Sarmiento sealed the result with goals in the 85th minute and first minute of stoppage time. The visitors scored three times after halftime. Sarmiento finished with two goals in 25 minutes, Benitez, who played 46 minutes, scored before being replaced at halftime, and Cardona scored before his 65th-minute substitution. Nicolas Rodriguez, Kevin Parra and R. Escorcia each recorded an assist. Chico’s J. Diaz scored his side’s goal and received a yellow card. Cardona also was booked, along with Atl. Nacional’s J. Rengifo and X. Rios and Chico’s I. Camargo. Both teams made halftime changes, with further substitutions in the 65th, 73rd and 76th minutes. Atl. Nacional moved to 1-0 in the competition and 2-0 overall, while Chico dropped to 0-2 in both.