Lerma, Ríos, Castaño and Arias had a decent game against Costa Rica.
The Colombia selection he beat decisively Costa Rica and qualified for the quarterfinals of the Copa America 2024 in a duel in which Néstor Lorenzo’s team did not suffer at any time.
The Colombian team had a high level in all its lines and also maintained it in the midfield area where Richard Ríos, Jefferson Lerma, Jhon Arias, Matheus Uribe and Kevin Castaño played.
The starters against Costa Rica were the same as in the first match. Lerma, Ríos and Arias started in the middle and although they entered Costa Rica’s game in the first half hour, they did not suffer afterwards.
Jefferson Lerma had a correct game in his 72 minutes on the court where he achieved 81% of the correct passes, won two duels and in a large part of the game the ball passed through his foot.
Meanwhile, Richard Ríos and Jhon Arias, despite having a decent match, were Colombia’s weakest points. Ríos played 45 minutes and was replaced at halftime by Matheus Uribe, who also did not generate much more than usual.
As for Jhon Arias, he was the one who had the least influence on the game among the players. The player had some shortcomings in terms of passing and connected very few times with his partners in attack like James, Díaz and Córdoba.
Finally, Kevin Castaño was a sure thing to leave the game with the final score at 3-0 and came on to replace Lerma. Like the other midfielders, he did not have any major setbacks thanks to the little play generated by the rival.
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