The advance of the Colombia National Team to Cochabamba continues to prepare for the duel against Boliviain El Alto, for the eighth date of the South American qualifiers at 2026 World Cup.
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The national team wants to take the three points on its visit to Bolivia and continue along the good path they are on in the qualifying round, in which they are undefeated and in second place with 16 units.
Soria lowered the bar on the Lorenzo method
Nestor Lorenzo He summoned those summoned to the city of Cochabamba, at an altitude of 2,558 above sea level, so that they get used to it and do not suffer this Thursday’s game in El Alto, meters above sea level.
Before the game, the Bolivian coach, Mauricio Soria, He indicated that there was little point in going to Cochabamba to acclimatize because the altitude in the two cities is very different and he did not agree with Lorenzo’s method.
“What the Colombian team has done by coming to Cochabamba must be a little, although they cannot acclimatize to what the altitude is, even if they come to Cochabamba and stay four or five days, it is not going to do anything to them, But at least in the moments of training efforts, if the coach makes them have longer routes, they will surely resemble the difficulties they have to recover from the immediate effort,” he said in an interview with Blu Radio.
“So that is what can, let’s say, facilitate your stay and that you will be able to have conditions that are not very adverse,” he added.
Néstor Lorenzo, cautious against Bolivia
The coach spoke about the words of the Bolivian coach Nestor Lorenzo, who was clear when saying that ‘there are no magic formulas’ to play at height, but fully trusts in that method used in Cochabamba.
“There is no magic recipe. One looks for variants that help appease the effects of altitude. We are doing everything possible for that from the physical, with the medical and physical area. From a tactical point of view, we must play an intelligent game,” indicated the coach in the aforementioned media.
And he added: “There are precautionary measures against the possibility that they lack oxygen. We are preparing the players for that, we also have to be prepared in some special situation.”
The Argentine coach spoke again with some caution about his rival, as he knows that Bolivia can harm the Colombia National Team because you have the weapons to surprise a team that remains undefeated.
“It is a young and intense team, with several good mid-distance finishers. It is a young team that is on the rise and that will want to impose its conditions in a different situation than normal. “We have to take all the precautions, as with any team,” he said.
Finally, Lorenzo lamented the loss of Daniel Muñoz, who stayed in England after an injury. “He had a small muscle injury. He’s not going to approach the group, but if he has two weeks it’s useless. The National Team’s medical staff spoke with the medical staff of his club and they have decided that it is best for him to recover on his team.”
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