Sao Paulo, the powerful Brazilian team and James Rodríguez. one of his stars, are ready for a new challenge. After being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Paulista Tournament in the penalty kicks, the Colombian midfielder and his teammates already have their sights set on the next competition for the São Paulo team: the Copa Libertadores de América.
Sao Paulo presented the list of the 50 players registered to compete in the international championship, to which they qualified by being champion of the Brazilian Cup and in which they will seek their fourth title after achieving ‘eternal glory’ in 1992, 1993 and 2005. Offensive midfielder is on the list of 50 players presented to Conmebol and will continue to use number 55.
Sao Paulo is part of Group B along with Talleres, Barcelona (Ecuador) and Cobresal (Chile). His debut will be next Thursday, April 4 at 7 p.m. at the Kempes and he will meet his compatriots Kevin Mantilla and Juan Camilo Portilla.
This season, James Rodríguez only played 74 minutes in four games with the São Paulo team, in which he scored a goal and gave an assist. The Copa Libertadores will be the opportunity for the player to have minutes again after the FIFA Date in which he played both games with the Colombian National Team and was one of the most outstanding.
James played the last time in the Copa Libertadores 14 years ago. In the 2010 edition with Banfield and he was one of the greatest figures of the Drill who reached the round of 16. On that occasion he scored 5 goals and made an assist.
