The truth is that Colombia still hasn’t lost and since Lorenzo’s arrival they have increased their undefeated record. Now there are 22 games without defeat, 19 under the command of the Argentine, and the America Cup He continues to be ‘between the eyebrows’ of the national team.
This duel was the first of the two friendlies prior to the Copa América. Next Saturday, June 15, at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut, ‘the tricolor’ will face Bolivia and then face the continental competition.
The expectation is growing more and more. To the friendly double day, Néstor Lorenzo named 28 players. This Saturday, two of them, Sebastián Gómez and Yerson Mosquera, went to the stands. This should be clarified because for the Copa América, the Argentine strategist will only be able to take 26 players.
The Copa América, an obsession
23 years have passed since the first, and only time so far, that The Colombian National Team lifted the Copa América. They did it after winning the final against Mexico, at the Nemesio Camacho ‘El Campín’ stadium in Bogotá (1-0) with a score by Iván Ramiro Córdoba.
From then on everything is summed up in a couple of positive performances, where The best has been to reach third place. However, with the current ‘coffee’ situation, the desire to win the second Copa América is more intact than ever.
‘La Tricolor’ is located in group D along with Paraguay, Costa Rica and Brazil. In that sense, This is the first round schedule for the national team:
- Colombia vs Paraguay – Monday, June 24 – 5:00 pm
- Colombia vs. Costa Rica – Friday, June 28 – 5:00 pm
- Brazil vs. Colombia – Tuesday, July 2 – 8:00 pm
