Colombia National Team begins its final preparation for the Copa América in Barranquilla

Several of the leaders began their trip to the country over the weekend. Luis Díaz and Daniel Muñoz They were among the first to arrive in Barranquilla. Lucho was in Junior’s game against Bucaramanga on Saturday. In addition, James Rodríguez also began his transfer from Brazil, where he is not active in Sao Paulo. Press versions indicate that the player is working on finalizing his contract to be able to sign for another team for next season. For now, his goal is to make a great Copa America run.

The weekend was not productive in terms of goals among those called up, but the one who did not fail was John Cordoba, who scored with Krasnodar in the Russian league. The forward spoke about the national team’s objectives in the Copa América. “Being champions: we go step by step. That is the goal, but the road is long. I have no doubt that we are up for great things,” Córdoba said on Caracol Radio.

Last Friday the one that was reported with a goal was Juan Fernando Quintero, in Racing’s 4-0 victory against Tigre in Argentine soccer. Quintero scored the fourth goal from a penalty kick. Mateus Uribe also scored a goal on Friday, a player who has not had an easy season at Al Sadd, in Qatar’s first division, but who returned to action just now to join the National Team. Uribe had a problem with his hamstring, but he is now back and scored the goal with which Al Sadd was crowned champion of the Qatar Prince’s Cup.

Another who arrives inspired to the Colombian National Team is the central defender Dávinson Sánchez who yesterday celebrated a new title with Galatasaray after a monumental definition of the Turkish Super League. The Istanbul team won at Konyaspor (1-3) and certified the twenty-fourth Turkish Super League title, the second in a row. Dávinson had already won the Super Cup there for the 2023-2024 season.

As for other news, it is reported from Brazil that the player Jhon Arias will take a while to join the National Team. Fluminese would have asked the Colombian Federation that the player stay a few more days in Rio de Janeiro to be able to play the last date of the Copa Libertadores, where the Rio team will face Alianza Lima at the Maracaná.

Rafael Santos Borré, who is not playing due to the floods that have occurred in Brazil, took the opportunity to talk about the expectations of the National Team. “We go with the mentality of being protagonists. I feel like we
are not going to change this way of thinking. We are in the same group as Brazil and we will face each other again. It is a beautiful and special combination. “You always want to play against the greats,” Borré said on GloboSporte.

The concentration in Colombia will end on June 5 and will continue in the United States, when they travel to Washington, a city that will host the National Team until June 13, when they will take a flight to Hartford and Connecticut.

The National Team will play two preparation matches before facing the Copa América: on June 8 they will face the local United States, and on June 15 of the same month against Bolivia. Friendlies are key to making the final group.

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