United States coach confessed that he was about to bring Luis Díaz to the MLS

The United States coach, Gregg Berhalter, referred to the Colombian National Team this Thursday and made a revelation: he was very close to bringing Luis Díaz to the MLS, when he led the Columbus Crew, a team he was in charge of between 2013 and 2018. .

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}“We were very close to signing him when he was at Junior de Barranquilla. We talked to his representatives and everything, but this is football and in the end we couldn’t close the deal. For me the most important thing is to see his journey and how successful he has become at Liverpool,” Berhalter stated.

Díaz, after shining with Junior, with whom he reached the final of the Copa Sudamericana in 2018, and after playing his first Copa América with the Colombian National Team in Brazil 2019, was signed by Porto de Portugal and at the beginning of 2022 he arrived at the Liverpool.

In the English club, the guajiro won four titles (two League Cups, in 2022 and 2024; an FA Cup, in 2022, and a Community Shield that same year) and reached a Champions League final, which they lost against Real Madrid.

Berhalter highlighted the importance of facing rivals like Colombia in their preparation for the Cup, which, in addition, will be the dress rehearsal for the 2026 World Cup, in which his team will also be the host.

“We enjoy this challenge of competing against the best possible rivals and Colombia ticks that box. “They have been a standout team in World Cup qualifying and showcase some of the best talent in the world,” Berhalter said.
The National Team, in the USA

The National Team arrived in Washington on Wednesday night, where they will have their last training sessions before facing the Americans tomorrow at 4 pm, Colombia time.

The coach of the Colombian National Team, Néstor Lorenzo, brought 28 players to face the locals and Bolivia, on June 15. After these two games, the national coach will give the final list for the Copa América, in which the team will debut on July 24, against Paraguay, in Houston.
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