The Colombian national team concluded its training for the 2024 Copa América on Saturday, June 15, achieving a resounding 3-0 victory against Bolivia. Under the direction of Néstor Lorenzo, the Colombians dominated the match from the beginning, although they presented several notable changes compared to the previous match against the United States, in which they had won 5-1.
This victory of the national team was commented on by different figures in the country; Even some political figures in the country reacted to the party. Such was the case of the Minister of Information and Communications Technologies of Colombia (ICT), Mauricio Lizcano, who through his X account dedicated a publication to highlight the victory of the Colombian team saying “it is inevitable to get excited.”
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Likewise, the official highlighted that the Colombian team, with the victory against Bolivia, reached 23 games without losing, which is why, in the opinion of the Government official led by President Gustavo Petro, “there are good feelings” from the team before it begins its participation in the Copa América.
“What a category and level of football! It is inevitable to get excited, to surrender to the feeling for every dribble, every goal from our Colombian National Team (@FCFSeleccionCol), like this one that @jhonariasa scored today against Bolivia after a great play by @LuisFDiaz19. There are already 23 consecutive games without defeat, there are good feelings about what the #CopaAmérica will be like. “Let’s keep winning!” said the minister through his X account..
As for the match, although players like Camilo Vargas, Daniel Muñoz, James Rodríguez (who reached his 100th game with the national team), Luis Díaz and Jhon Arias repeated in the starting lineup, several other footballers such as Yerry Mina, Carlos Cuesta , Deiver Machado and Jhon Córdoba took advantage of the opportunity to accumulate minutes on the field before the start of the continental tournament on June 20.
In the first half, the play on the wings was important, with Muñoz and Machado frequently going up to create opportunities and supporting the cuts inside the area by Díaz and Arias. This put the Bolivian team at a clear disadvantage, unable to counteract Colombia’s technical superiority. Furthermore, Jhon Córdoba showed notable mobility in the area, being both a key support in the Tricolor attack and generating his own scoring opportunities.
Jhon Arias scored the first goal at 4 minutes, taking advantage of a rebound in the area after an outstanding individual play by Luis Díaz. The Liverpool player was also key in the second goal at 25 minutes, when he beat his marker and assisted Jhon Córdoba to make it 2-0. The final score of 3-0 came in the 41st minute, when Díaz, after receiving a pass from Deiver Machado, overcame the Bolivian defense with another brilliant individual action and scored the last goal of the game.
On the other hand, in addition to the Colombian national team match, the ICT minister also made a publication on his X profile to talk about the Colombian league soccer final. In his publication, the public official congratulated Atlético Bucaramanga for its victory against Independiente Santa Fe. “Congratulations to Bucaramanga and its fans, great victory!”
And, Atlético Bucaramanga reached a historic milestone in its 75 years by winning the BetPlay League for the first time, beating Santa Fe at the El Campín stadium through a penalty shootout that ended 6-5. A failure in the payment by the local team sparked the celebration in the capital of Santander.
Two key figures in the success of the bucaros They were his coach, the Venezuelan Rafael Dudamel, and the president of the club, Jaime Elías Quintero. Dudamel highlighted the players as the true heroes of that night, while Quintero aspires for the team from the capital of Santander to play in the Copa Libertadores.
