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Faustino Asprilla, a former Colombian national team player from 1993 to 2000, spoke on Friday after Colombia’s agonizing defeat against Uruguay at Centenario Stadium. He stressed that such defeats are lessons to be learned, saying that “they never stop believing until the last minute.”
“In the first half, it looked like Colombia could seal the match at any time. I think they lacked the ambition to go for another goal,” he analyzed on the show Equipo Colombia of ESPN, where he is an analyst. He added, “When we’re on the pitch and we see matches that seem ‘so easy’, in quotes, when the opponent is struggling… sometimes we exaggerate.”
“Colombia started losing balls stupidly out of overconfidence. And against a team like Uruguay… everyone who plays against Uruguay knows they have that extra advantage, even if they’re not playing Well this ‘garra charrúa’ is not a myth; we feel it, whether through long balls or hard tackles,” commented Tino.
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“How many yellow cards did Colombia receive in the first half? Just one, for Juan Fernando Quintero for a ball he lost. Meanwhile, Uruguay had two players – Rodrigo Bentancur and Rodrigo Aguirre – booked in the first half, with Federico Valverde and Nahitan Nández in the second half,” he added when talking about the character of the two teams.
He continued: “In the first half we saw how the Colombian players were being manhandled, colliding with the Uruguayans and coming off the field injured. The Uruguayans were showing them what they were made of and what to expect from them in the second half. half-time.”
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“Uruguay were a team that didn’t do much; they just capitalized on an own goal and took confidence from there. Then, for the second goal, there were many mistakes Through sheer determination, Colombia managed to tie the match, but they fell into the same trap that cost them in the first round in Barranquilla: a loss of concentration on the last action,” he said. he noted, developing the dynamic of the match.
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