The Colombian National Team It debuted in the best way in the Copa América with a 2-1 victory against Paraguay on the first day of group D.
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James Rodriguez He was the great figure of the match with assists on the goals of Daniel Muñoz, first, and Jéfferson Lerma, later.
James Rodríguez, the figure of Colombia vs. Paraguay
Photo:taken from TV and Cristian Álvarez
The National Team played at its own pace, without worrying, waited for the right moments to strike and took its first three points.
Paraguay tried with its strength and drive, but could barely reach the injury goal in the second half.
Luis Diaz He did not shine as usual, but he had an important job wearing down his rivals.
Colombia vs. Paraguay
Photo:Cristian Alvarez
However, at the start of the game, Lucho had an action that dazzled those attending the stadium and the television viewers.
Lucho showed all his quality and with a series of feints he destroyed the waist of his markers, and then shot a good cross.
The action becomes popular on social networks and arouses great praise for the Colombian’s skill.
The magic of Luis Díaz
Díaz wanted his goal: ‘I couldn’t score’
Díaz had a couple of shots in the second half that went wide. The player pushed himself, he wanted the goal from him, but he had no luck. He saved his aim for next Friday’s game against Costa Rica.
“Unfortunately I couldn’t score a goal, which was what I wanted today, but I’m calm because I know that we are going to have a very good Copa América and we continue dreaming of the title,” declared the Liverpool player after the match that put into action the Group D.
However, Díaz admitted that Julio Enciso’s goal that reduced the Cafeteros’ lead to 2-1 “brought Paraguay back into the game.” He praised his team’s ability to resist the pressure from the Paraguayans and to manage the result, but insisted that the squad has a lot of room to improve what was shown this Monday in Houston.
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