The Colombia selection is concentrated in Bogotá to prepare for the friendly matches against Venezuela and Mexico on December 10 and 16, respectively. Also, look out of the corner of your eye at the draw for the Copa America 2024 which is going to take place this Thursday in the United States.
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The technical assistant Amaranto Perea is in charge of the preparation work for the National Team in Bogotá, since coach Néstor Lorenzo is in United States territory to witness the draw that will be carried out by the Conmebol.
Lorenzo gave his perception before the draw for the oldest national team competition in the world and made it clear that it will not be easy to face a tournament that will be quite competitive due to the rivals they may have.
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“This will be a very competitive Copa Américacouple, very difficult, any group will be difficult, it is the eliminatory plus the best of Concacaf, but we’ll see what comes out. The idea is always that we do well as a team and as a group,” explained the coach in Blu Radio.
The Argentine strategist did not hide his desire to fight for the Copa América title, but he was measured in his statement: “If we aspire to go far and have chances until the last day, we depend on ourselves, not on our rivals. What is certain is that there are seven months left and our last game was already a month ago, many things can happen, but we hope to maintain the level of the players that sustains the level of the team.”
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On the other hand, he spoke about the two friendlies that the National Team will face in preparation for the Conmebol tournament and decided not to respond to the critics who have pointed against the games.
“For these matches there will be older players because it was also presented to me as a senior national team match. Of course, It is not a Fifa date, and that caused us to have problems with the calls; Many local soccer players do not have a visa that we could not provide,” he indicated from Miami, where the draw will take place.
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