After a first victory against Paraguay, Colombia did it again by beating Costa Rica (3-0)last night for the 2nd day of the group stage of the Copa America. Enough to validate his ticket for the quarter-finals of the competition. All without Deiver Machadostill unused.
Colombia will have to resist Brazil
And two makes six! By winning fairly easily against Costa Rica, Colombia did the hard part by reaching the total of six points synonymous with qualification for the rest of the Copa America. Still without Deiver Machadowith Johan Mojica being preferred to him, the Colombians quickly took the lead, thanks to a penalty goal from Luis Diaz (1-0, 31′), the Liverpool striker. At the start of the second half, Davinson Sanchez, the former Tottenham defender now at Galtasaray, doubled the lead (2-0, 59′).
Three minutes later, Jhon Cordoba sealed the victory for his team (3-0, 62′) and thus offered Colombia a next group final against Brazil. And for good reason, after a disappointing opening draw against Costa Rica, the teammates of Vinicius made up for it against Paraguay (4-1). The Real Madrid striker scored twice (35′, 45′), Savinho (43′) and Lucas Paqueta (65′) added to the score.
With a two-point lead over Brazil, Colombia can therefore settle for a draw to preserve first place. of the group, during the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, next week. It remains to be seen whether Deiver Machado will get playing time for the occasion. The issue will undoubtedly be to avoid Uruguay in the quarter-finals, current leader of group D.
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