Colombia appeared at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, with the ostentatious number of 23 matches without knowing defeat. With the mission of surpassing the mark of 17 wins and 5 drawsset coffee maker opened open the Group D of the America Cup in view of Paraguay. However, the premature muscle injury of John Lucumi forced Nestor Lorenzo to replace the defender with Yerry Mina when the stopwatch Dario Herrera did not reach the 25 minutes of the initial stage.
With a present that reminds us of the team led by Carlos Valderrama, Faustino Asprilla and Rene Higuita; with Francisco Maturana as strategist of that historic team that he went undefeated in 27 appearancesbetween June 1992 and March 1994the Colombian team took the lead thanks to a fabulous collective action.
The offensive raid of John Arias found James Rodriguezwho appealed to his exquisite punch to supply Daniel Muñoz; and the winger surprised by the far post to impose the 1 to 0 with a blow that left no possibilities for Rodrigo Morinigo. A conquest that marked the trend of the show.
Before the protagonists went to the break, Colombia He reapplied the formula that gave him so much joy. The magical left hand of the ex real Madrid found the head of Jefferson Lerma so that the defender of the Crystal Palace of the Premier League extend the lead. The air route was the most used tool of a team that seemed far superior to its rival.
In the complement, Daniel Garnero replaced Miguel Almiron by Ramon Sosa. And the attacker Workshops He was incisive in the adverse area to generate danger. So much so, that at 25 minutes managed to dismantle the last coffee line and send a sharp center towards the arrival of Julio Enciso. Thus, the young Brighton forward United Kingdom He changed the trajectory of the ball and celebrated the 2 to 1 before the gaze of Camilo Vargas. A bit that left the clash open for the last part of the show.
A striking episode occurred when the Guaraní representative seemed to bother Colombia, Given the Dario Herrera sanctioned a controversial penalty for an alleged violation of Gustavo Velazquez about Yerry Mina which seemed to settle the lawsuit. AnywaySilvio Trucco, Through the VAR, he called the referee to review the action and after observing the monitor, he resumed the game with a bounce to the ground. A justice that came thanks to the help of technology.
In closing, Juan fer Quintero He came in to have the ball and for the yellow tide to applaud James Rodriguez, the great figure of the afternoon. The only drawback for Lorenzo was the other injury he suffered Jefferson Lermawho could not finish the engagement and had to be replaced by Mateus Uribe. The second loss in the debut that could complicate the near future in the Death Group. Beyond the physical problems, Colombia was left with three fundamental points and extended its undefeated streak to 24 appearances without knowing defeat. Your next challenges will be Costa Rica and Brazil.
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