Dorlan Babon and the missed penalty kick in the final against Millonarios: “The greatest sadness”

Durlan Babon's story at Atletico Nacional has ended. The striker officially announced his departure from the Antioquia team, in which he played 202 matches, scored 71 goals, provided 36 assists, and won 5 titles in his two stages (2010-2012 and 2021-2024).

In the farewell video clip published by the official media of the Antioquia team, the player remembered from his best moments to his most difficult. Papon admitted that the greatest sadness occurred in the final match against Millonarios in the 2023-I League, in which he missed one of the charges. In the penalty shootout with a very high shot. The national team was in second place.

“The sad moment, when the penalty kick was taken with Milos, was the biggest sadness in football and even more so with Atletico Nacional, it hurt us a lot.“The player said in his farewell video. It was the only penalty kick that the player missed in his entire history with the Greens and the fourth in his entire sporting career.

On the other hand, the player talked about his best moments with Atletico Nacional. For the player, the 2022 BetPlay league titles against Deportes Tolima at Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro and then the Premier League title the following year against Deportivo Pereira were very important. Where they turned the result around to win a new championship.

“I have two (happy moments), the final with Tolima was difficult and the other with Pereira in Medellin where we lost 2-0. We came back and it was a beautiful night.”claimed. He concluded: “Atletico Nacional was a very wonderful team for me, and in my career it was the best thing that happened to me in my life, winning titles, being a role model and I think this means a lot to you.”