Corporación Deportiva Club Atlético Nacional are a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They are often called Atlético Medellin. The club was founded in 1951.
Nacional was the first Colombian team champion of the Copa Libertadores de América, winning the tournament in 1989, and also finishing second in 1995.
The team has been at the top of the continental tournament seven times, winning in 1954, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1991, 1994 and 1999.
Atlético Nacional was home to international stars like Juan Pablo Angel, Faustino Asprilla, René Higuita, Mauricio "Chicho" Serna , Cesar Cueto , and others.
The team wears green and white vertically striped jerseys.
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