The Colombian National Team will have two friendly games before the Copa América. The national team that is preparing the tournament in Barranquilla, will travel this Thursday to Washington, but before starting the competition they will have two important friendly duels. One against the United States and the other against Bolivia.
The first meeting will be this Saturday at 4:30 pm CColombia will face Gregg Berhalter, coach of the USA National Team. There are several memories with the coach, but an important one was the one he revealed recently at a press conference where he confirmed that he was interested in bringing Luis Díaz when he started at Junior de Barranquilla.
Failed signing of Luis Díaz to the MLS
When Luis Díaz exploded, all of Colombian football celebrated. His dribbles were little enjoyed in Junior de Barranquilla. The winger chose Europe, specifically Porto to grow, but he was also close to going to a League that is growing and is bringing young people to be strong in the competition. Gregg Berhalter revealed that when he was coach of the Columbus Crew he became interested in the guajiro.
“We were very close to signing him when I think he was in the Junior de Barranquilla. We talked to their representatives and everything, but this is football and in the end we couldn’t close the deal. For me the most important thing is to see his journey and how successful he has become at Liverpool,” said the coach.
Praise for Colombia
The National Team has managed to have a good level with Néstor Lorenzo and several put him as one of the favorites in this Copa América. When the duel with the United States was confirmed, Berhalter praised Colombia for its moment and for the great world elite players it has.
“We enjoy the challenge of compete against the best possible opponents and Colombia checks that box. “They have been a standout team in the World Cup qualifiers and showcase some of the best talent in the world,” he said.
The only precedent with the Colombian National Team
The only precedent he has with the Colombian National Team is the last duel where they tied 0-0. The United States had several clear ones, but Álvaro Montero was sure. In that match the national team had an alternate roster where only the name of the Millonarios goalkeeper who was called up to the Copa América.
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