Jun 24, 2024, 11:37 PM ET
The goalkeeper who plays for Ibiza UD was the great hero for the Ticos in the draw against Brazil
Less than a month ago, the Costa Rican goalkeeper, Keylor Navas, resigned from the national team of Costa Ricathis automatically made the entire country fall into serious doubt about the level with which the Ticos were going to face the Copa América.
Time passed, and Gustavo Alfaro confirmed that goalkeeper Patrick Sequeira was the one who was going to save as a starter for the national team of Costa Ricaa goalkeeper who plays in Spain’s third division, was going to protect the Costa Rican team against the five-time world champion.
Patrick Sequeira is not a starter at Ibiza UD, the Tico rotated part of the last season in which he played 28 games, but at the end of the season, he was on the bench.
In addition, today he played his fifth game wearing the shirt of the Costa Rica national team, all this added serious pressure for Patrick Sequeira.
In front of Vinicius, Rodrygo, and company, Patrick Sequeira became a wall.
Today, in the match against Brazil, he was chosen as the best player of the match. The national goalkeeper had two transcendental saves for the national team to seal that valuable tie on the field of the SoFi Stadium.
Now Patrick Sequeira’s second litmus test will be next Friday when Costa Rica facing Colombia starting at 4:00pm, Costa Rica time.
