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The engines are ready to see Colombia play in the Copa América 2024, in the United States, which began on June 20 with a match between Argentina and Canada, the Albiceleste team winning 2-0.
There are 16 selections: 10 from Conmebol and 6 from Concacaf who go for the coveted title in the 48th edition of the tournament with more than one hundred years of history.
Several Colombian soccer figures spoke about the tricolor game, considered one of the favorites of the competition. Carlos Valderramabetter known as The kidalready predicted who will be the winner of the final: Colombia.
“Colombia is Favorite… I take the risk too: we won the final with Argentina 2-1“El Pibe assured the media.
His words filled the journalists with joy, who told him amidst applause and laughter “What a great kid!”. The emotion was also experienced by Internet users, who commented on social networks that That was the attitude needed to be successful.
“And if we don’t believe, then who?“, “I am Cuban and I see Colombia in the final”, “20 years playing in the National Team, it would be the last thing that would happen to me in this life.”Pibe Valderrama’”.
It is then expected that this Monday at 5:00 in the afternoon, Colombia plays its first match against Paraguay, at NRG Stadium, Houston (Texas).
Coach Néstor Lorenzo has already spoken about the participation of the Colombian team: “The processes are different, the comparisons are odious. We see people excited and that motivates us and generates joy. “Each game is a different problem and we face it step by step.”
“Hopefully we are up to the task to be able to transform and become a versatile team that can be in the game. The issue is to try to play well and recover certain sectors to score a goal.”, he pointed out.
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