Colombian women’s under-20 team could lose an important player due to injury: what happened to her

The Colombian women’s under-20 team started the Women’s World Cup well, beating Australia 2-0 – credit Javier García/Infobae Colombia

The Colombian women’s under-20 team achieved its first victory in the Youth World Cup against Australia by 2-0, thanks to its good play in the second half that allowed it to score with goals from Yunaira López and Linda Caicedo, although it was a victory that cost the home team a lot.

It’s all because The Tricolor team will lose a player for the next matches of the U-20 Women’s World Cupdue to an injury for which the worst is feared, but coach Carlos Paniagua is confident that he can recover for the next games of the tournament.

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It is worth remembering that the Colombian national team had one of its players removed from the squad due to a serious injury. This was Daniel Garavito, who had to leave the Cup long before it started due to discomfort in the collateral ligament and meniscus of his left knee, making him a significant loss in the midfield.

The Tricolor team had to work hard to get the win in the first match of the U-20 Women’s World Cup, because in the first half they did not show their best football, they corrected many things in the second half and that’s how the goals came.

However, at 49 minutes of the second half, the injury occurred Karla Viancha, who left the field and the El Campín stadium with pain in her shoulderand she had to go to a health center to get treatment because it was a serious illness.

Amid tears and much pain, Karla Viancha was injured with Colombia in the U-20 Women’s World Cup – credit Colprensa

During a press conference, coach Carlos Paniagua confirmed that the midfielder suffered a collarbone injury, which puts her at risk of playing not only the second match against Cameroon, on September 3, but the rest of the FIFA World Cup.

“When the game ended I asked about her and I thought it was a blow to the ankle, below, and It turns out that there is very strong pain in the clavicle, they are going to take some images.“I hope it’s nothing, I hope it’s just a simple knock because she’s a very important player for us,” he said.

The Colombian national team player could not continue in the second half of the match against Australia, at the El Campín stadium – credit @alejandromuag/X

A statement from the Colombian Football Federation is expected in the next few hours, informing about the health status of Viancha, who would become the second loss of the Tricolor due to injury for the world competition and the first during a match.

In his assessment of the debut of the Colombian women’s under-20 team, coach Carlos Paniagua acknowledged that his team went through all kinds of difficulties to adapt to the match against an opponent that worried them a lot, as was seen in the first half.

“The order, the balance that the team had, the dedication, At times they seemed anxious, nervous, we didn’t pass the ball well, especially in the first half.But then Maithe López came on and gave us more depth and Colombia was able to keep the ball more, move the ball around and spaces appeared,” he said.

In their first match of the World Cup, the Colombian women’s under-20 team beat Australia on the first date – credit Javier García/Infobae Colombia

Paniagua also highlighted the work of the Oceanic team at the El Campín stadium, as the Matilda’s They had athletes with better physical condition than the coffee growers, some were taller than the defenders and they tried a lot from outside the area.

“A very difficult, complicated rival, a rival who was watching the match and analyzing them in the Asian Cup, beats South Korea twice and They saw their biotype, a strong team physically, fast and we beat a very good team with many things to improve,” said the coach.