Colombia defeated america by an amazing rating of 5-1 in a pleasant match previous to the Copa América.
The Colombian group, led by Argentine Néstor Lorenzo, confirmed that it is likely one of the favorites for the upcoming Copa América 2024 by beating america this Saturday by an amazing rating of 5-1 in a pleasant performed in Landover, Maryland.
The Colombians have gone 22 consecutive video games undefeated (they haven’t misplaced within the South American Qualifiers) and had simply crushed Spain in London (0-1) and Romania in Madrid (3-2), whereas america gained the Nations League of the Concacaf in March.
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The locals performed in 4-3-3 whereas the guests used a 4-2-3-1 with Rafael Santos Borré because the striker.
The Colombian group, carrying black package, started controlling possession of the ball and solely wanted six minutes to go forward on the scoreboard with a proper foot from Brazilian Fluminense participant Jhon Arias that entered the highest nook.
The Colombians insisted and a cross from Jefferson Lerma ended up within the web after a spectacular overhead kick from Rafael Santos Borré, who final 12 months scored one other objective with the identical spectacular again kick in opposition to Japan.
Within the last minutes of the primary half, america put stress on Colombia, creating a number of harmful probabilities, together with a header from Christian Pulisic that hit the appropriate put up.
United States coach Gregg Berhalter changed Pulisic, AC Milan’s Croatian midfielder, at halftime after having been the host group’s standout participant to this point.
The locals got here onto the sector higher centered within the second half and within the 58th minute Timothy Weah, assisted by Folarin Balagun, scored his sixth objective along with his right-footed cross.
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The espresso growers reacted and the star of the Colombian group Luis Díaz, a Liverpool ahead who has scored 11 objectives in 47 video games along with his nationwide group, starred in a number of performs that have been near ending up with the ball within the web, however he was changed by Luis Sinisterra.
Benefiting from recoveries, extra exact within the passes and efficient within the resolutions, Colombia imposed its expertise, its spark and its muscular tissues and within the 77th minute Richard Ríos scored, within the eighty fifth Jorge Carrascal adopted and within the 88th Luis Sinisterra closed the win.
The Colombian group will face the Bolivian group subsequent Saturday in Hartford in its final duel previous to the Copa América, by which Colombia is a part of Group D together with Brazil, Paraguay and Costa Rica.
The US will play Uruguay, Panama and Bolivia in Group C.
The Copa América 2024 will start taking part in on June 20.
