Bogotá. All of Colombia was in soccer mode final evening till subsequent Sunday, when its nationwide crew performs the Copa América last in opposition to Argentina, after dramatically beating Uruguay in one of the thrilling matches of the continental event.
At 9:11 pm native time, when Mexican referee César Ramos blew the whistle on the Colombia-Uruguay sport, half the nation took to the streets to have a good time the troublesome 1-0 victory, achieved with one man much less after the expulsion, on the finish of the primary half, of full-back Daniel Muñoz, who performs for Crystal Palace in England and has been chosen a number of occasions by Conmebol as “finest participant of the match” all through the competitors.
Colombia’s third time reaching the ultimate of this demanding competitors and the potential of profitable the title for the second time in its historical past are the one subjects circulating on everybody’s lips and occupying the headlines of the media. In eating places and cafes, taxis, hairdressers, workplaces and faculties, solely enthusiastic proclamations of assist for the crew could be heard, whose gamers – with James Rodríguez on the head – already occupy a spot within the pantheon of nationwide delirium.
“Argentina’s 16 titles are slipping away from us,” commented a gaggle of younger folks on the nook of a park within the southern a part of town the place soccer mitigates the shortcomings and ignites passions. Most people interviewed by La Jornada on the streets of this capital place confidence in Sunday’s victory and lots of make some ironic feedback concerning the footballing conceitedness of the albicelestes, though virtually all would like the victory to happen in regulation time, with out the necessity to resort to penalty kicks. Dangerous reminiscences come to thoughts for the followers of the eight penalties saved by the Argentine goalkeeper, Dibu Martínez, in 18 photographs taken by the tricolor.
“We would have an incredible like Camilo Vargas in aim,” says a road vendor dressed, like 80 % of the individuals who stroll across the huge metropolis, within the yellow jersey of the nationwide crew. Vargas, goalkeeper for Atlas de Guadalajara since 2019, is likely one of the nice representatives of the nationwide crew and a powerful candidate for the title of finest goalkeeper with just one aim in opposition to.
Whereas the long-awaited and feared Sunday arrives, governors and politicians try to capitalize on the enjoyment by proposing that – if Colombia is champion – Monday be declared a civic day, a proposal that Sofía Petro additionally made to her father, the President of the Republic, Gustavo Petro, who is understood to have few sports activities pursuits.
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– 2024-07-21 11:49:34
