After a dream season in Russian football, Jhon Córdoba received his big opportunity with the Colombian national team. The 31-year-old forward replaced Rafael Santos Borré in the starting lineup to face Costa Rica on the second day of the Copa América. Goal, sacrifice and fight, that is how his contribution to the 3-0 victory over the Central American team can be defined.
The formation of the Tricolor changed with the entry of Córdoba. From the beginning, the Krasnodar attacker looked for 1v1 duels with the rival defenders, who again integrated the line of three that gave results to Alfaro in the 0-0 draw against Brazil. In addition, James Rodríguez, Luis Díaz and Jhon Arias constantly looked for him.
Luis Díaz opened the scoring with a precise penalty kick, Davinson Sánchez made it 2-0 with a powerful header and Jhon Córdoba sealed the win. Despite Gustavo Alfaro’s defensive approach, The national team knew how to take advantage of the spaces and qualified for the quarter-finals with one date to spare.
Goal and qualification for Córdoba
At 62′, a few minutes after Davinson’s score, Córdoba’s great goal came. James received in the middle and put in a filtered pass that the forward took advantage of, who gained position from the rival defenders. Cross definition and classification to the quarterfinals of the continental tournament.
With this result, Colombia confirmed itself in first position in group D of the Copa América with six points. This round will close against Brazil next Tuesday, July 2 at 8:00 pm (Colombian time).
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