The Colombian team is prepared for the second exit of the Copa América 2024 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, which expects to welcome approximately sixty thousand people into its stands to watch the match against Costa Rica.
Néstor Lorenzo’s team is confident and hopes to qualify early for the quarter-finals of the Copa América if they win.
The ball will start rolling at 5 pm in our country and will be broadcast by Caracol TV, Canal RCN and Dsports.
The absence of centre-back Jhon Janer Lucumí is important for the next two group stage matches. The next game will be against Brazil next Tuesday, July 1st at 8 pm at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
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The national team has an unbeaten run of 24 games, a streak that has increased the enthusiasm of the fans in general and the good perception of the media in our country. And the last defeat of the national team occurred on February 1, 2022 against Argentina 1-0 at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium with a goal by Lautaro Martínez in the 29th minute of the match.
Within the framework of the performance of the players led by James Rodriguez, Luis Diaz and John Ariasthe concepts of South American football have not been long in coming. In this case, Argentine Claudio Borghi, a 59-year-old coach, world champion as a footballer in Mexico 1986 and former national coach of Chilegave his point of view in the program of The extension Caracol Radio about the current state of the national team. The coach touched on several important topics regarding the continental competition and referred to the work that the coaching staff led by Néstor Lorenzo has developed.
He added that “Colombia is very well positioned, which has earned it respect among the biggest teams in South America. Regarding the renewal, it is noticeable in Argentina and Uruguay; also, I think that with Brazil the forces are very equal. The Colombian starters have a great presence in foreign football, so this team reminds me of the one that qualified for the 1994 World Cup, which at that time was going through a great moment and in my personal opinion I thought it had a chance of winning that tournament, something that ultimately did not happen.”
In the same conversation he had with Caracol Radio, the Chilean coach highlighted how fundamental the role of Luis Díaz will be for this afternoon’s match.
He added that the success of the Liverpool player this afternoon will depend on the support provided by Jhon Arias and Johan Mojica on the field: “I think that if Díaz has good companions like Arias and Mojica, he could be one of the most outstanding players in the match, taking into account that it will be very difficult to find spaces due to Costa Rica’s style of play.”
Finally, Borghi He stressed that the Guajiro “He is good on the diagonals and in the internal and external game. Therefore, I think that the support of the aforementioned players in the partnerships will be important for the success of the winger in today’s match,” concluded the experienced Argentine strategist when asked about the possible solutions that Colombia could have in the match against Costa Rica, which could be very complicated for creating goal-scoring opportunities.
