[Sport] After falling to Brazil, the margin of error runs out for Colombia

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Duván Zapata and one of his laments of the night. PHOTO EFE

 

 

Colombia lost 1-0 to Brazil and now they have 5 games left to seek to go to the World Cup.
Colombia bravely faced Brazil, they did not hide, they went to fight the match from you to you, but they could not change the story and fell 1-0 after a solitary goal from Paquetá.

It was a painful fall, because the coffee team had opportunities to open the scoring, especially in the first half, but failed in the definition. Coach Reinaldo Rueda already warned in the previous one that it had been very effective to be able to think of a good result.

From the outset, the strategist surprised with the presence on the court of Yairo Moreno and Duván Zapata, because in those places James Rodríguez and Miguel Ángel Borja were expected.

However, the approach worked and while he closed the spaces behind to Brazil and despaired his figure Neymar, it also generated risk in attack.

For the second half, Colombia was more cautious, but little by little Brazil was locking up the national team in the area, until at minute 70 ', Lucas Paquetá finally beat David Ospina.

The coach Rueda wanted to react, but he had already removed the man who generated the greatest danger, Luis Díaz. It was not known if it was due to a physical issue. Róger Martínez had entered his place.

Miguel Borja and Gustavo Cuéllar were also already in the field. So everything pointed to the entry of James Rodríguez. The coach sent 10 to the field together with Luis Muriel, but they were not a solution.

James still lacked rhythm and more in a game that was played in a frantic way, and Muriel did not have much contact with the ball.

Already Brazil, with the score in their favor, did not lend the ball to the coffee growers and the game ended 1-0.

In any case, the National Team left a pleasant image and continues to have in its hands the possibilities of qualifying directly for the World Cup, but it must win the three remaining games at home. The first, this Tuesday when he received Paraguay (6:00 p.m.), but he will also have to beat Peru and Bolivia. On the outside, Argentina and Venezuela remain, complicated places for the Tricolor in recent years. That's why the classification is at home

 

LINK: https://www.elcolombiano.com/deportes/futbol/colombia-perdio-en-su-visita-a-brasil-por-las-eliminatorias-a-qatar-HG16010968