The Colombia selection was measured against Bolivia in the last friendly preparation for the Copa América 2024. The tricolor team came into the duel after having beaten the United States 5-1, while the highland team had lost in its duel against Ecuador.
From the first minutes the coffee team made a big difference against a rival that has shown a very weak level in the Qualifiers and its last friendlies. For this reason, the team led by Néstor Lorenzo knew that it was an obligation to win the match.
Colombia struck first when there were only five minutes of play. There it was John Arias, the Fluminense forward, who took advantage of a series of rebounds in the area to seal what was the opening of the scoring. A goal that fell like a bucket of cold water on the green team.
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From that moment on, the coffee team began to manage the game and appeared John Cordoba to extend the account to minute 25 of game. The tricolor team took advantage of a series of errors in the highland box area and punished with a right hand within 5’50 to extend the victory.
A score that was another punishment for the cast of Antônio Carlos Zago who didn’t go to the locker room without another goal in his bag. When the game reached its final minutes of the first half it was Luis Diaz the one who was in charge of making it 3-0 for the national team.
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After the first 45 minutes everything indicates that Colombia will have another victory to reach its 23rd undefeated duel. After the commitment, the national team is already thinking about its next game, which will be the Monday June 24 in it debut in the Copa América against Paraguay.
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