Colombia and Costa Rica will meet this Friday at State Farm Stadium from Glendale in search of a victory that would allow them, in the case of the coffee growers, to advance to the quarterfinals, and for the Ticos, to get closer to the group of the eight best in the America Cup.
This will be the match that will open the second day of Group D, because that same day but at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas Paraguay and Brazil will play.
Colombia started the tournament on the right foot by beating Paraguay 2-1while Costa Rica surprised everyone with a goalless draw against Brazil.
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In the 2024 Copa América, the Colombian team leads zone D with 3 points, followed by Brazil and Costa Rica, both with one, while Paraguay is at the bottom without any points.
With ten wins, Colombia has led the history of matches against Costa Rica, which has been won three times, between the Copa América, friendlies and the Central American and Caribbean Games.
By America Cup They have played four times and the numbers are in favor of the Colombian team led by Néstor Lorenzo, with three wins and one loss.
Bolivia witnessed its first Copa América face-to-face in the group stage of the 1997 tournament.
Colombia, led by Hernan Dario ‘Bolillo’ Gomez, They beat Costa Rica 4-1 with a double from Néider Morantes. Wilmer Cabrera, from a penalty, and Víctor Aristizábal also scored. The player Mauricio Wright discounted for the eleventh Tico player, who was coached by Horacio Cordero.
They were then measured in the Copa America Peru 2004 in the quarter-finals. Colombia won 2-0 with goals from Abel Aguilar and Tressor Moreno, from a penalty. Costa Rica was coached by Colombian Jorge Luis Pinto.
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In 2011, at the Copa América played in Argentina, Colombia beat Costa Rica 1-0 with a goal from Adrián Ramos. The coffee growers were led by ‘Bolillo’ Gómez and the Ticos by the Argentine Ricardo La Volpe.
The last time they faced each other in the Copa América, they played in the United States, in the 2016 Centenario edition, and Costa Rica defeated Colombia 2-3 in Group A. Colombia was coached by Argentine José Pekerman, with Lorenzo as an assistant on the bench.
That day Colombia was already classified for the next round and Pekerman decided to go out against the Ticos with an alternative roster to give their top figures a rest.
Costa Rica took the lead with a goal from Johan Venegas. Frank Fabra equalized for Colombia, but Fabra himself gave the lead to the Ticos with an own goal for 1-2. The third was scored by Celso Borges and Marlos Moreno made it 2-3.
This Friday we will see if Colombia continues to dominate the statistics or if it is Costa Rica that tips the balance in its favor in the meeting they will have in Glendale for their fifth face-to-face in a Copa América.
