With victory, the Colombian team closed its preparation for the 2024 Copa América by beating Bolivia on Saturday, June 15 (3-0) at the Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in Connecticut, United States. This result extended the Tricolor’s undefeated record to 23 games, 22 of them under the direction of Argentine coach Néstor Lorenzo.
Nine minutes into the game, Jhon Arias opened the scoring with a shot from his right foot. Later, at 25 minutes, Jhon Córdoba extended the advantage for Colombia. Luis Díaz sealed the victory with a goal in the 41st minute, ensuring the Tricolor’s dominance over those led by Antônio Carlos Zago.
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Despite being a friendly, the match was marked by a strong altercation between players from both teams after a disqualifying tackle by Héctor Cuéllar on Luis Díaz. This incident resulted in the expulsions of César Menacho for Bolivia and Daniel Muñoz for Colombia. The Liverpool player was the best rated by his teammates, with a rating of 8.2, according to the application’s records. 365 Scores.
The Tricolor’s debut in the 48th edition of the Copa América, which will be played on North American soil, will be against Paraguay on June 24 at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The match will begin at 5:00 pm (Colombian time) and will be broadcast by Gol Caracol and Canal RCN.
The continuity of the one born in Barracas (La Guajira) in Liverpool remains an uncertainty due to the interest of Barcelona from Spain. However, the economic situation of the culé team is one of the impediments to being able to sign Fought looking ahead to next season.
Likewise, speculation has arisen that links exPorto with Paris Saint-Germain, which seeks to replace the departure of Kylian Mbappé, who was recently made official by Real Madrid.
In the current season with Liverpool, Luis Díaz played a total of 51 games in all competitions, with a balance of 13 goals and five assists in 3,615. Despite his good numbers, the Colombian’s performance was not as expected, so they do not take a dim view of his sale.
Former Liverpool player Stan Collymore, who played in the Reds between 1995 and 1997, he referred to Díaz, of whom he was not unaware of his capacity; However, he stated that he does not see the coffee grower as a figure capable of emulating what Mohamed Salah did.
“I think Luis Díaz is obviously a talented player, but Liverpool are not particularly short in attacking positions. If you look at Salah, Gakpo, Jota, Núñez and Díaz… they can afford to lose one… Díaz is strange because of his injuries, the situation with his father’s kidnapping that was obviously very traumatic during the season… sometimes he looks world class, but at others it is difficult for him to establish himself in the game“, indicated Collymore, in his column in CaughtOffside.
According to the former footballer, in the hierarchical order of the club’s forwards, the priorities are the Egyptian Mohamed Salah and the Uruguayan Darwin Núñez, then Diogo Jota, later Díaz and finally Gakpo.
“So the Colombian is among the last two. man for man, I don’t think any Liverpool fan would put Díaz between Salah and Núñez, for example, in terms of importance to the club.. So I don’t have a problem with it going because it’s been good, but I don’t think it’s been stunning. At Liverpool, if you want to win titles, you have to be impressive. You have to hit your marks, you have to hit your stats,” he added.
For now, Fought He will go for an outstanding participation in the Copa América, in which Colombia is one of those called to be protagonists of the oldest national team tournament in the world.
