COLOMBIA AND COSTA RICA They will animate the second match of Group D of theto Conmebol Copa América at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona. The match will feature the refereeing by Uruguayan Gustavo Tejera, while Hector Palleta (Argentina) will be in charge of the VARHere are ten facts from the preview of the match.
1 – Colombia and Costa Rica will have the 5th meeting in the history of the Copa América. The Ticos won the last match in history, precisely on North American soil: 3-2 (Johan Venegas, Frank Fabra e/c and Celso Borges; Frank Fabra and Marlos Moreno) in Group A of the 2016 US Centenario Cup.
2 – Colombia defeated Costa Rica in the first 3 matches for the Copa América: 4-1 (Neider Morantes x2, Wilmer Cabrera and Víctor Aristízabal; Mauricio Wright) in Group C of Bolivia 1997, 2-0 (Abel Aguilar and Malher Moreno) in the quarter-finals of Peru 2004 and 1-0 (Adrián Ramos) in Group A of Argentina 2011.
3 – Los Cafeteros started with two victories in four of the eight editions of the Copa América that were played in the 21st century: 2001, 2004, 2016 and 2019.
4 – Thanks to the headers of Daniel Muñoz and Jefferson Lerma, both assisted by James Rodríguez, Colombia beat Paraguay 2-1 in Houston in the opening of Group D.
5 – The coffee growers scored more goals this way in this edition (2) than in his last 5 participations.
6 – La Tricolor extended its undefeated streak to 24 games in all competitions (19PG-5PE), the most recent 21 with Néstor Lorenzo (16PG-5PE).
7 – James Rodriguez He has 15 appearances, 2 goals and 5 assists in the Copa América.
8 – Against Paraguay, the Colombian captain provided 2 assists, He made 2 shots, 3 corner kicks and 55 accurate passes and reached 30 assists in his 101 games with the national team.
9 – Patrick Sequeira was one of Costa Rica’s strengths in its performance in the top CONMEBOL tournament for national teams. The goalkeeper kept his goal intact after 3 saves and 4 clearances.
10 – Colombia has won eight of its last nine games against CONCACAF opponents in the Copa America. The only defeat was against Costa Rica in the 2016 edition (2-3).
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