Gain. It seems to be the only verb that the Colombian National Team wants to conjugate, which dreams every day of the 2024 Copa América title.
A great indication has been the categorical victory against the local team, the United States, by a 5-1 score that was a concert, an exhibition of talent and voracity that is the most anticipated news in the country, the confirmation that when they say no Only the players are going to compete, it really is a sentence.
The start was hectic and it was an ideal test since the Copa América will be played at that speed. But as always, the difference is made by the one who stops and thinks: James did it in the 6th minute, locating the space in the area on the right, right there where the fast Fluminense man appeared to take advantage of the defensive hesitation and score the shot. dry up that opened the account in Maryland.
But Colombia was saved in the next action, when Dávinson crossed the leg and avoided the penalty by pure luck.
Uribe at 16 and Borré at 17 failed in the final stitch but appeared to put more pressure on an American team that did not wake up, especially when at 18 he appeared in a spectacular maneuver, Arias’s center went to Lerma’s head and From there he went down to the Barranquillero, who from Chalaca decided and celebrated, with dancing included, alongside Díaz. Two clear arrivals, two goals. Impossible not to get excited.
The United States reacted with Robinson and Weah but Uribe, Dávinson and Lucumí neutralized their attempts, quite timid for that matter. On the other hand, Colombia closed with a couple of arrivals, the last a ball that beat Díaz in the middle of the area and was left to Uribe, who headed wide.
The United States started, as expected, with their lines very advanced and those in black defended themselves from the start with Wright’s barely elevated header, the warning of the discount, which was the work of Weah, at 58 minutes, in an action in the one where Mojica and Lerma got confused -and got in each other’s way. Ríos was already taking Uribe’s place, having done a good job in the first half and it was time to adjust the pieces.
Colombia reacted again and was encouraged by a shot by Luis Díaz in the 60th, which mysteriously hit the post and, instead of caroming in, rebelliously left the line; same end of James’ frontal shot, in one-on-one with goalkeeper Turner, which the American saved with a slap. The authors of the goals, Borré and Arias, would leave to make way for Carrascal and Durán.
On the first ball that the newcomer Quintero, who replaced James in the 70th, touched, he made two marks and hit a shot that went high. But from then on came his show.
A nice action by Richard Ríos, accompanying the play and taking advantage of Sinisterra’s pass, brought relief. And then Quintero scored a double assist: first to Carrascal for the 4-1 and then to Sinisterra for the final 5-1.
