John Cordoba It was one of the high points that the Colombia selection in the defeat against Costa Rica and which marked the qualification of Néstor Lorenzo’s team to the quarterfinals of the Copa América 2024.
The Krasnodar striker caused the penalty that Luis Díaz later converted and then sealed the victory by scoring the third goal with a bomb inside the area that was impossible for goalkeeper Patrick Sequeira to save.
Likewise, Córdoba was key in creating spaces for the wingers and midfielders to have options in front of the Costa Rican goal.
Well, after the Colombian victory, Córdoba praised the work done by the team in this match and also revealed what Lorenzo asked of him for this encounter.
“The goal was in a joint effort of the week, the truth is that I am very happy to be able to contribute and not only for the goal,” he said in the Copa América broadcast.
Then, he revealed the role that Lorenzo asked him for in this match: “What he told me is that he knew that I was a very powerful player, that in long space I was going to take them and I was able to do it…If I took advantage of my power I was going to make a difference to the team, my teammates know me, James threw the ball to me practically without seeing.”
He also expressed his happiness for his goal: “I am really happy, not only for my goal, but also for the team’s work. Everything we do during the week has been developing, this is part of the confidence we have and I am really happy.”
Finally, Córdoba, who seems to be beginning to earn his place in the starting lineup, downplayed the competition with Rafael Santos Borré and assured that the Barranquilla native gave him support before the game: “This is a family, it doesn’t matter who scores, We talked a lot before the game, he gave me a lot of support and the truth is I’m very happy, surely in other games it will be his turn.”
