When it is required, it is there. Luis Díaz, one of the top figures of the national team, led the way against Costa Rica and thus led the team to qualify for the quarterfinals of the tournament. This time he was the protagonist through the penalty spot, with an accurate shot into the corner of goalkeeper Sequeira.
MisterChip, a statistician who has named Colombia as a candidate for the title, was attentive and published about the goal on 7: “Luis Díaz’s fifth goal in the Copa América (his first from a penalty). He reaches Ernesto Díaz (5) and Delio Gamboa (5) as Colombia’s third top scorer in the competition, only behind Víctor Aristizábal (8) and Arnoldo Iguarán (10).”
With that penalty goal, Díaz lifted a weight from his shoulders that he carried with him when taking this type of penalty, remembering that in a game played in Ecuador, he left dejected for having squandered the ball at a crucial moment. In addition, he made his mark on his personal history, since his previous goals in the Copa América were scored in moving plays.
Beyond the goal, the Guajiro had been having an outstanding match, which he confirmed with the goal scored. His statistics in the initial part of the match against the Ticos led the measurements to put him in first place among the outstanding eleven of Colombia, with a rating of 7.4 points.
Among the numbers to highlight: he had two shots, made one key pass in attack and completed a total of 79% of his shots. As for dribbling, he was 100% effective and added 25 touches, plus two fouls received.
Néstor Lorenzo, confident that the goal would fall to his star winger, had asked for a wait to see him celebrate: “Lucho is a player who is ideally put one-on-one, they doubled him, He made some nice plays and well, he threw some over the top, you have to enjoy him and let him play. Fortunately, we won and when it arrives it will surely be the winner.”
If the game ends like this or with a greater number of goals, Colombia would be reaching six points, making official its qualification to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Against Brazil on matchday 3, it would only have to compete, but fortunately, its first objective would already be fulfilled.
