The coffee team opened the scoring in the 31st minute after the goalkeeper Patrick Sequeira will knock down at the edge of the area John Cordoba who came to life with a long pass to win the position from Francisco Calvo.
James Rodriguez he gave the ball to Luis Diaz who did not fail to deceive the Costa Rican goalkeeper to put the 1-0 in the State Farm Stadium from Glendale, Arizona.
It was not until the second half when Colombia extended its lead over La Sele de Gustavo Alfaro who in their Copa América debut surprised with a goalless draw against Brazil, one of the big favorites.
At minute 59, Jhon Arias took a corner kick that Davinson Sanchez He connected with a powerful header in the heart of the area to leave Sequeira standing still.
The coffee growers sealed the victory with a spectacular play. Sánchez started from the defense to overcome the midfield and give the ball to James Rodriguezwho at first intention put a magical filtered pass to Cordova which left him alone in front of the goal and he defined with a cross shot in the 62nd minute.
In this way, the Tricolor extended its undefeated streak to 25 matches22 since the Argentine coach Nestor Lorenzo He took the bench in the midst of the failure to qualify for the Qatar World Cup 2022.
Colombia’s last defeat was on February 1, 2022, when they lost 1-0 to Argentina in the Conmebol Qualifiers for the last World Cup.
The Tricolor leads the Group D of the 2024 Copa América with six points, above Brazil who is second with one point awaiting their match against Paraguay who is at the bottom without points. Costa Rica is third with one point.
Colombia closes the Group Stage facing Brazil on Tuesday, July 2 in Santa Clara, California, while Costa Rica will face Paraguay that same day, but in Austin, Texas.
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