Néstor Lorenzo’s team debuted with victory in group D and is going for more.
Colombia vs Paraguay – Copa América 2024
Photo: Logan Riely / AFP
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Futbolred Editorial
June 27, 2024, 10:13 a.m. m.
They are 21 undefeated games, triumphs against powers like Spain, Brazil and Germany, they are their figures and their coordination as a team, it is all those sensations that have made the Colombian National Team begin to be considered the favorite for the title in the Copa América 2024.
Although internally they do not want to buy that speech and coach Néstor Lorenzo has said that many times they call a team a favorite “to turn it around” and hinder the process, the reality is that by dint of good presentations that label is inescapable.
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However, what the coach and the players are right about is that this story is built game by game and the one that sets the agenda, as the second game in group D, is against Costa Rica.
Colombia has in its favor that it does not depend on a single player to score goals and win. In fact, in the debut against Paraguay the scores were the work of the right back, Daniel Muñoz, and the trademark midfielder Jefferson Lerma. That gives the idea of a team with many resources and very supportive, since it does not revolve around a single player, no matter how influential James Rodríguez, Jhon Arias or Luis Díaz are.
Thus, knowing that the team that wins is not touched, except for obligatory exceptions, it is expected that the roster will not have major changes and that the same eleven from the debut will go to the field in Phoenix, Arizona, with the exception of the injury of Jhon Lucumí, the only confirmed absence.
Leading the way will be Costa Rica, a team that cannot be seen as a Cinderella, at least not after achieving a hard-fought draw against Brazil in its debut. Gustavo Alfaro’s is a rocky team, which closes very well in its field and becomes, at times, impenetrable.
The duel between Colombians and Costa Ricans is then anticipated with one team very active on the attack and another withdrawn, waiting for an opportunity to do damage. It may turn out differently, because it is football, but in theory Lorenzo’s team will have to work hard and be patient to achieve 6 points and secure qualification once and for all, before the duel against Brazil.
How to see it LIVE?
The commitment is agreed for this Friday and, although the temperature in Glendale, Arizona, is very high, the stage is air-conditioned and will not be a problem.
This is how you can see the commitment LIVE:
Colombia vs Costa Rica
Date: Friday June 28
Time: 5:00 pm Colombian time
TV: RCN, Caracol and DSports
Online: www.futbolred.com
