By land and air, the force of Colombia, championed by an intractable James Rodríguez, overwhelmed Costa Rica 3-0 this Friday in the American city of Glendale and knocked on the door of the quarterfinals of the Copa América with 6 points. 6 possible.
Costa Rica, which beat Brazil 0-0 in its debut, was left this Friday waiting for the fate of the Canarinha against Paraguay, which was a victim of the coffee growers on the first date when they lost 2- 1.
With a penalty, Liverpool winger Luis Díaz broke the balance in the 31st minute, with a header Davinson Sánchez lowered a cross raised by James Rodríguez in the 59th minute, and against the same São Paulo creative encouraged a cavalcade from striker Jhon Córdoba in the 69th minute. which ended with a powerful cross shot that was impossible for goalkeeper Patrick Sequeira.
The curtain on group D of the Copa América will fall next Tuesday, when Brazil meets Colombia at the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, and Costa Rica meets Paraguay at the Q2 Stadium in Austin.
3. Colombia: The following players were selected for the 2011/12 season:
Selector: Nestor Lorenzo.
0. Costa Rica: Patrick Sequeira; Haxzel Quiros, Jeyland Mitchell, Juan Pablo Vargas, Francisco Calvo, Ariel Lassiter (d.46 Joseph Mora); Orlando Galo, Brandon Aguilera (d.66, Jefferson Brenes); Manfred Ugalde (d.46, Joel Campbell), Warren Madrigal (d.83, Andy Rojas) and Alvaro Zamora (d.66, Josimar Alcocer).
Selector: Gustavo Alfaro.
Goals: 1-0, m.30: Luis Diaz, from a penalty. 2-0, m.59: Davinson Sanchez. 3-0, m.62: John Cordoba.
Referee: the Uruguayan Gustavo Tejera. He admonished Ugalde, Ríos, Córdoba.
Incidents: Match for the second day of Group D played at the State Farm Stadium, in Glendale (Arizona), before 27,386 spectators.
EFE
