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Colombia wants to show that he is one of the candidates for the title in the Copa America 2024 and will seek to take a step towards the quarterfinals against the surprising Costa Rica by Gustavo Alfaro, who rescued a draw against Brazil in his debut.
The meeting, valid for the second date of Group Dwill be played in the State Farm Stadium from Glendale from 7 p.m., with refereeing by Uruguayan Gustavo Tejera and participation by Argentine Héctor Paletta in the VAR. The signals will be televised live TyC Sports and DSports.
Colombia, which carries a streak of 24 games without defeats, comes from beating Paraguay 2-1 in Texas with goals from Daniel Muñoz and Jefferson Lerma. With a win, the coffee growers will be in the next instance and could even secure first place if Brazil and Paraguay later tie.
For Costa Rica it will also be an opportunity to get closer to the next phase in case of winning, although it will depend on their performance on the last date against the Paraguayans. The TicosWith a young squad, they struck a blow in California with a 0-0 draw against Brazil thanks to a great defensive scheme by Alfaro.
Lorenzo’s team, which has James Rodríguez, Rafael Santos Borré, Luis Díaz and Juanfer Quintero as its main players, among others, leads Group D with 3 points, which also includes Costa Rica (1), Brazil (1) and Paraguay (0). It should be remembered that the top two in the group will meet in the quarterfinals with the best of Group C, which has Uruguay and USA as pointers with 3 units.
In the history between the two, Colombia leads with ten victories against Costa Rica. The Ticos They have won three times, between Copa América, friendlies and Central American and Caribbean Games. By America Cup They faced each other four times and the numbers are in favor of the coffee team, with three wins and one loss.
Probable formations:
Colombia: Camilo Vargas; Daniel Muñoz, Davinson Sánchez, Yerry Mina, Johan Mojica; Richard Ríos Montoya, Jefferson Lerma, Jhon Arias; James Rodríguez, Rafael Santos Borré, Luis Fernando Díaz. DT: Nestor Lorenzo.
Costa Rica: Patrick Sequeira, Haxzel Quiros, Jeyland Mitchell, Juan Pablo Vargas, Francisco Calvo, Ariel Lassiter, Orlando Galo, Jefferson Brenes, Brandon Aguilera, Alvaro Zamora and Manfred Ugalde. DT: Gustavo Alfaro.
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
Stadium: State Fram Stadium (Glendale, Arizona)
Hour: 19
TV: TyC Sports and DSports
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