After the brilliant performance of the Colombian U-17 women’s team in the past South American, coach Carlos Paniagua and his team begin a new challenge, this time in the U-20 category.
The youth competition will be held in Chile and the great favorite is Brazil, the only champion in the category with eight consecutive titles, while Colombia arrives with a record of one subtitle, achieved in 2010, after losing the final 2-0 to Canarinha and with four third places.
The challenge for the nationals is to reach one of the two quotas to be in the World Cup in Costa Rica, scheduled for August this year.
Colombia has only registered one participation in the U-20 World Cup, an achievement reached in 2010 when it advanced to the semifinal. On that occasion, with the leading role of Daniela Montoya from Antioquia and Yoreli Rincón from Santander, each with two goals.
The team that will seek classification in Chile has experience in the local League, and has players who play abroad and have international performances such as the Women’s Copa Libertadores.
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Greicy, the scoring talent
Greicy Landázuri broke into paisa soccer in 2017, when she participated with the Panorámica de Pasto team in Babyfútbol, a tournament in which she stood out for her talent and her condition as a scorer.
Her outstanding performance led her to become a player at the Formas Intimas club, which she joined five years ago.
Since then, he has lived in the home of the team that allowed him to become a professional, since in 2021 he made his debut in the League with Medellín.
Liliana Zapata, president of the Formas Íntimas club, describes Greicy as a very young player (17 years old) who has made the process in the Colombian National Team, to which she has been summoned on several occasions. She and she has defended the colors of Antioquia.
“She is very disciplined. And technically, tactically and physically, she is ready for any challenge”, emphasized the leader, who believes that this team will make it to the World Cup and will leave national women’s soccer at the top since they have talent and experience.
Greicy, who is one of the figures of the DIM this season, also takes advantage of her time to train: she has already graduated from school and is currently studying English and is a student at the Jaime Isaza Cadavid Polytechnic, where she will advance her career as a professional in sports.
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The tricolor calendar
The National Team will start competitions next Friday, against Argentina, at 2:00 pm (Colombian time).
In his second outing, he will face Venezuela on Sunday, April 10, at 4:00 p.m. Later, he will face Peru on Tuesday 12 at 2:00 p.m. and will finish the group stage against Chile, on Thursday, April 14 ( 4:30 pm)
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