The national team forward spoke prior to the friendly against the United States.
Rafael Santos Borré
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Futbolred Editorial
June 3, 2024, 05:19 p.m. m.
The Colombia selection He is exactly 21 days away from his first match in the next Copa América that will be played in the United States from June 20. However, before the tournament, the national team will play two friendlies, one against the United States and the other against Bolivia.
Well, prior to the duel against the Americans that will be next June 8, Rafael Santos Borré He appeared before the media and left his feelings prior to this confrontation and the Copa América.
Initially, Borré spoke of the tough competition that there will be in the forward part of the National Team: “It is good for Colombia to have alternatives and forwards in a good moment, this makes the team feel comfortable on the offensive side and we will work to be in the National Team and in the Cup. We will give our best”
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For his part, he highlighted that despite the competition, the group is focused on a single objective: “The group has had harmony in this process, we knew that we had to be united to compete and achieve important things and that is how we face this new cycle. The competition is good, the coaching staff will decide who they put in and who they don’t.”
When asked if Colombia is obliged to win the Cup, he said: “The pressure is always there, we have the requirement to be competitive to win. The mentality of this team is to play the best against any rival. We know it will be a difficult tournament. We will focus on the friendlies to prepare well for the Cup and then we will think about the first match.
Regarding how the team’s gear is going, he mentioned: “We have been feeling comfortable, in the last few games we have left good feelings. We are an offensive team that handles the ball well and in that sense we are calm.
Finally, Borré believes that the undefeated will not weigh in the next games: “That does not weigh, we have known how to carry it. We will go game by game, soccer is very changeable and if we do not let the undefeated thing be confused we can lose the game without even playing it. Our mentality is to always think about the game in front of us.
