As if he were playing in Barranquilla. The Colombian National Teamdirected by the 58-year-old Argentine, Néstor Lorenzo, beat the Paraguayan national team 2-1 in his debut Copa America 2024.
Thousands of Colombian fans at the NRG Stadium, in Houston, Texas, United States, celebrated with all their might the goals of Daniel Muñoz (32′) and Jefferson Lerma (42′)after two luxury assists from James Rodríguez.
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Both athletes play together in the Crystal Palace of the English Premier Leaguebeing headlines.
This is how Colombia’s two goals were:
In the end the figure of the game was James Rodríguez, who stood out for having made the two assists to his teammates who scored. Now, the São Paulo player from Brazil has reached 4 assists in his Copa América history.
With this victory, Colombia began its path in the continental tournament on the right foot, adding 3 important points to then face Costa Rica and Brazil for the second and third date of group D.
But the emotions didn’t end there. In the second half, Paraguay took to the field with impetus and tried to find a discount in the goal of the Colombian goalkeeper. Camilo Vargas.
In a counterattack play, the Paraguayans put pressure on the coffee field and after neglecting the mark in defense, the Tricolor central defender Davinson Sánchez was unable to clear and a cross was left to him. Julio Enciso, who made the score 2-1 with his right leg in the 69th minute.
