The Colombia National Team hit first under the ray of the sun Barranquilla and beat Chile on the tenth date of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. Fortune smiled on the team of DT Néstor Lorenzo.
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Colombia had already warned by air, James Rodríguez‘s left-footed attacks created a lot of danger in the field of a Chilean team that could not find the paths to reach the goal defended by Camilo Vargas.
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About the 34th minute, the Colombia National Teamand took the lead after Dávinson Sánchez‘s goal. The central defender was lucky in the area, Jhon Lucumí connected with a cross from a corner kick by James Rodríguez, the ball paid off to ‘Dao’ and went into the back of the net.
Surprised by the annotation, Davinson Sanchez He gave all the credit to his teammates. For the Colombian National Team, it is the fifth still-ball goal they have scored consecutively in the Lorenzo era.
In the second half, the Selection came out to sentence the meeting in Barranquilla against a Chile no reaction. The errors in the defense of the Australs taught Colombia the ways of scoring.
James Rodriguez, who was inspired, he pushed for the Chileans to come out, the rival goalkeeper gave it to him and the number 10 did not waste advantage, as he gave the ball to Luis Diaz, who was in the race and scored the partial 2-0.
Nestor Lorenzo made changes to give fresh air to the team and to close a victory that left the national team very close to returning to the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada 2026.
A bad decision Chile allowed him to Colombia come out on counterattack. Luis Sinisterra carried the ball with a long run and set up Jhon Durán, who hit a shot with his left foot to make it 3-0 in Barranquilla.
The dreamed afternoon liquidated her Luis Sinisterra, who entered the game plugged in and scored the fourth goal of the Colombia National Team that defeated Chile without breaking a sweat and with a result that is lapidary in the process of Ricardo Gareca.
Juan Fernando Quintero, Like a true magician, he saw out of the corner of his eye Sinisterra and gave him exquisite assistance. The forward could not finish before the rival goalkeeper came out, but scored on the rebound. The linesman raised the flag for a possible offside, but the VAR review validated the goal.
