Colombia turns the page and is already focused on Costa Rica, its next rival in the Copa América 2024. The National Team, which had a good debut by defeating Paraguay 2-1, They are looking for a new victory that will ensure them in the next phase of the tournament and thus continue in the dream and the path for the second title.
Costa Rica just made history by drawing 0-0 against Brazil on the first day with good defensive behavior, however, National Team forward Miguel Ángel Borja hopes that against Colombia it will be different, they will go out to play and seek victory. This was expressed by the attacker in the media address this Wednesday, in which he also stated that he felt ready to act when he had the opportunity.
“One always dreams of contributing to the National Team”
Match anxiety: “The anxiety was already lost several games ago, personally I felt a little anxiety the last friendly, especially because I hadn’t played with the National Team for a long time, but now we are aware of the work we have been doing and that it gives us a little of peace of mind in the face of what is to come.”
Lorenzo’s instructions: “We are aware that there are teammates who are very good, the scheme that he (Néstor Lorenzo) proposes is done game by game; 20 games without losing. I will always be with the greatest willingness to help the National Team, I am a fan first, I am Colombian and I want to see the National Team win, but when it is my turn I know that I will be prepared for that moment.”
Possession in Colombia’s attack: “The rival leads to that, not only do we have to focus on the National Team, that we must play well, score four or three goals in the first half, the rival also analyzes you, knows what we are doing and I think we are on the right track. ”.
Breaking through Costa Rica’s defense: “I hope they come out to play, Costa Rica has great players, I hope they come out to propose the match, which suddenly won’t be a match similar to the one in Brazil, we also have our alternatives and if they come out to play head to head we have players who in At any moment they invent a play for you or they can hit you from the outside, so we are calm about that.”
Support from the fans: “It is something that is inevitable, it is beautiful, one says ‘where do so many Colombians come from’, it is the Colombian DNA, they like to mobilize, they like to support and have that joy. It is something that Colombians make us know.”
How do you imagine a goal in the Cup?: “Anyway, no matter what, you always dream and see yourself contributing to the National Team, what you do in training is aim for the most difficult goals, sometimes it comes out of nowhere but you don’t think so much about how it’s going to be, but against whom and at what time, so I hope it is something very nice.”
Colombia will face Costa Rica next Friday, June 28 at the State Farm in Glendale, Arizona, starting at 5:00 pm (Colombian time). The National Team, which leads Group D with three units, could ensure their classification if they achieve another victory against the Central American team.
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