Jun 20, 2024, 09:23 ET
The Colombian National Team is about to begin its participation in the 2024 Copa América, the Tricolor has been raising great expectations for the continental competition thanks to its solidity in defense, its forceful attack, the qualities of its team of players and thanks also to a undefeated in twenty games under the command of Néstor Lorenzo, who supports all of the above, the team also arrives with eight victories in a row.
Everything seems to be going wonderfully in the Colombian team prior to its performance in the Copa América, almost the starting lineup is known by heart if not for one or at most two positions that leave little doubts, but since it is football, There will always be room for those who unexpectedly strike and become a pleasant surprise. for all.
Line by line, Néstor Lorenzo has known how to put together a good team, but If the fans and the specialized press have focused on something, it is the center forward position.nine area, maybe that’s it the position that most divides opinionsbe it because of the ownership of Santos Borré, because of the moment of Miguel Borja in River, because of the opportunities taken advantage of by Jhon Córdoba or because of what a footballer like Jhon Jader Durán, who is the one called up in this squad, can show in the future. for the Copa América to take that leap and show why he plays in the English Premier League.
Durán had fallen off the radar of Lorenzo’s Colombian National Teamthe attacker suffered the irregular season he had personally with Aston Villa, he had started this period with four goals, then he suffered an injury and there was even talk of his departure from the English club, however, he put up a fight in the team that Unai Emery commands and he regained prominence again, to the point that at the end of the season he once again stole everyone’s attention with another four goals, but this time against teams of the caliber of Manchester City and Liverpool, the latter with a remembered agonizing double in Villa Park to avoid defeat.
The rise again in his performance for Durán meant that Néstor Lorenzo once again focused on his game for this Copa América who is coming up, is a clear center forward in the area, of good size at 20 years of age, powerful, with good ability in the aerial game, left-footed with a violent punch, fast, with great movements making diagonals looking for spaces in front of attack and if he has to fight between the center backs he does it with everything.
Durán was included in the Colombian National Team by Lorenzo since the first game of this cycle against Guatemala. Since then, the player has played 271 minutes in 9 games and was already able to score. It was during a preparation match against Japan where he scored the partial tie of what later became the 2-1 of the Tricolor against the Japanese team.
On that occasion he received a pass from the left by Deiver Machado and without thinking he scored from the left first and entered the area.
