The Colombian national team will play in the Copa América final for the third time in its history, after qualifying last Wednesday by defeating Uruguay at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. The Colombian team will now face Argentina, who wants to defend their crown.
“As for Dani, he is a little more down. He is a lion and his emotions betrayed him again. That’s it. I gave him a hug and told him, “without you we wouldn’t be here, so keep your head up,” said Néstor Lorenzo at a press conference. coach of the Tricolor.
Luis Fernando Montoya, coach of Once Caldas’ Copa Libertadores champion, spoke with us on Friday and said that he was very hurt by the right back’s red card, because he had been one of the stars of the national team.
Likewise, The Antioquian took advantage of the dialogue with this media to warn that the Argentines will also seek to remove the Colombian footballers from the game, For this reason he was emphatic in saying that those led by Lorenzo cannot fall into that trap.
“I was deeply hurt and offended by the expulsion of Daniel Muñoz, “Because he and James are players with a lot of experience. Muñoz plays in England. They are players who must have a very strong emotional control. That worries me because, looking at Argentina, Rodrigo De Paul is provocative. Colombia cannot fall into that game.”he initially stated.
Then he sentenced: “Our footballers have to learn that in a football match there are many cameras and they cannot do inappropriate things. They have to be warned, because I am sure that Argentina will provoke them. “You have to lie low and play dumb in those situations.”
Through his personal X account, the experienced journalist Iván Mejía Álvarez stressed that the Colombian National Team should not let itself be provoked next Sunday, emphasizing that it has to simply dedicate itself to playing its football. In addition, he stated that the entire context is against it.
“Beating the owner of the racetrack’s horse is very hard, but you have to try with everything. When the circumstances are more adverse, victory is sweeter. We must be careful of all tricks, blows, and dirty play. Play our game.” concluded the Valle del Cauca commentator.
Beating the owner of the racetrack’s horse is very hard, but you have to try with everything. When the circumstances are more adverse, victory is sweeter. You have to be careful of all the tricks, the blows, the dirty play. Play your game.
— Ivan Mejia Alvarez (@PajaritoDeIvan) July 12, 2024
What did Scaloni say about Colombia?
Although he did not go into much detail on the subject, the Argentine coach recently spoke about the Colombian national team and gave his opinion regarding the current state of the national team, which he praised again.
