In a historic match, Colombia defeated the Brazilian team 2-1 at the Metropolitano de Barranquilla. The great figure of the game was Luis Díaz, who scored a double and was applauded by the entire public in the stands. Paraguay, the next challenge for the ‘tricolor’.
Jhoan Sebastian Salazar
Soccer rewarded peace! That is the best phrase to summarize yesterday’s match between Colombia and Brazil. Luis Díaz, who a few days ago was living in the midst of uncertainty due to the kidnapping of his father, scored a double and gave the ‘tricolor’ its first knockout victory against the Brazilian national team.
First time
In the first 45 minutes, the Colombian team was far superior to Brazil in clear options, but it was the ‘Carioca’ team that took the lead on the scoreboard.
Three minutes into the game, Gabriel Martinelli scored the first goal after a collective action that left the Colombian defenders without reaction, who seemed slow in the face of the speed of the visitor’s talented team.
After the Brazilian score, the Colombian team had several chances to score. Luis Díaz, James Rodríguez and Rafael Carrascal were the ones who had options to convert, but goalkeeper Allison dressed as a hero and saved the ‘Carioca’ goal.
There is no doubt that the best of the game for Colombia in the first half was the young Kevin Castaño, as he cut off Brazil’s attack on several occasions and in addition to that, several times he was the one who started plays that ended in scoring chances.
Second time
For the second half, coach Néstor Lorenzo added more weight to the attacking front with the entry of Luis Sinisterra. However, Brazil came close to scoring the second goal with players like Raphinha and Rodrygo. In some of these situations goalkeeper Camilo Vargas had to intervene.
Despite this, Colombia took another breath with the new changes by Lorenzo, something that paid off after Cristian Borja put a cross from the left that Díaz was able to connect with a header to fill the Metropolitan of Barranquilla with emotion. In the stands was Don Luis Manuel Díaz, who through tears celebrated the goal scored by his son.
But that was not the only thing the Liverpool striker was going to do, as five minutes later he took advantage of another cross, this time from James, to once again beat Alisson with a header. With the score in their favor, the Colombian team managed the result until they closed an epic victory against the Brazilians.
In this way, Colombia achieves its first victory against Brazil in a qualifying round. In addition, they are fourth in the overall balance after beating them on two previous occasions in the Copa América and in a friendly. On the other hand, he has nine points that leave him third on the way to the 2026 World Cup.
The next challenge
On the next date, the coffee team will travel to Paraguay with the mission of adding three more units, while Brazil will have to face a high-risk visit when facing an Argentina that lost undefeated in the playoffs against Uruguay at home. The match against the Paraguayans will be next Tuesday at 6 pm local time.
“Petro out”
In the match between the Colombian team and Brazil, a curious moment occurred that went viral on social networks. The crowd that attended the Metropolitan Stadium of Barranquilla chanted the phrase “Petro out”, showing their rejection of the current Government.
In part this has to do with the kidnapping of Luis Manuel Díaz, father of Colombian soccer player Luis Díaz.
