MEDELLIN (Interstat) — Atl. Nacional defeated AD Pasto 3-0 on Thursday in Colombian Primera A play. Cardona opened the scoring in the 13th minute, Escorcia doubled the lead in the 52nd and Rengifo closed it in the 90th. Atl. Nacional led 1-0 at halftime. Among the key performers, Rengifo had one goal in 90 minutes, Cardona had one goal in 65 minutes, Escorcia had one goal in 65 minutes, Zapata had one assist in 90 minutes and Rodriguez had one assist in 25 minutes. Rios X., Reyes A. and Haydar C. received yellow cards for Atl. Nacional, and Torijano F. was booked for AD Pasto. AD Pasto fell to 0-2 in the competition and 0-2 across all competitions. Atl. Nacional improved to 2-1 in the competition and 3-1 across all competitions. Atl. Nacional had lost 1-0 at Cucuta in its previous match, while AD Pasto had lost 1-0 to Alianza. AD Pasto next visits Deportes Tolima, and Atl. Nacional hosts Ind. Medellin.