What was the nickname that Conmebol gave James Rodríguez after Colombia’s victory vs. Paraguay?

ANDOn June 24, the Colombian National Team made its debut in the Copa América with a match in which it had to face the Paraguay team. The ‘tricolor’ players felt the support of the fans who left the entire stadium yellow for their shirts.

The game, which was close in the first half, brought joy to soccer fans, who observed that James Rodríguez passed the ball to Daniel Muñoz so that he could score the first goal of the match with a header.

Then, in a free kick in favor of Colombia, the Cucuteño made a play that gave them the second score of the game, since he again made a pass to Jefferson Lerma and he headed the ball towards the goal with another header.

The nickname that Conmebol gave to James Rodríguez for the Colombia vs. Paraguay

Due to the performance that the Cucuteño soccer player presented during the match, he was named as the most relevant figure in the gamesince his skill and speed made him the key player for the Colombian National Team to score two goals in the first half.

In the second half, the Paraguayan team was closer to the ‘tricolor’ goal and scored its first goal, but its efforts could not tie the score and As a consequence, it left the Colombian team with a 2-1 victory.

James Rodríguez’s game was the most outstanding of the match and this managed to surprise Conmebol, So they decided to assign him a nickname that described his performance for his debut: “The Lord of Assists.”

It should be noted that with this match the Colombian National Team reaches its 24th official game in which it is undefeated, which means that it has gone that many games without being defeated and gives it the title of the best streak of the current teams.

The next June 28, at 5 pm, Colombia’s next match against Costa Rica will be playeda team that surprised on Monday, June 24, by being tied against the Brazilian team.