Di head coach of Colombia, Nestor Lorenzo, don talk say di 3-1 victory against Costa Rica for El Campín stadium na very good test for di team as dem dey prepare for di 2026 World Cup.
For di press conference after di match, Lorenzo say: “I believe na good test, even though di group still dey complete until yesterday.” He add say di overall performance na positive one.
Di coach explain say e decide to start some players wey never appear for di starting eleven before because e want see how dem go react for a match like this. “Di balance na positive one, we get many tins to improve, but with time wey we go spend together and physical adjustment of di ones wey arrive late, I believe say we go dey very ready for di World Cup,” Lorenzo tok.
One player wey get special mention na Gustavo Puerta, wey replace Jefferson Lerma for midfield. Lorenzo call am “a great project, a great reality” and say di boy play for a difficult position as a more positional number five. “We don use am for left and right side, and e fit adapt to any system. For di second half we change di system and e adapt easily,” di coach yarn about di Racing de Santander player.
Lorenzo also talk about areas wey di team need to improve, especially for defense and attack. “We need to improve defense for low block, but di essence of Colombian player no dey change, we respect am. We play with players wey get good foot, and we hope say di connections like between James Rodríguez and Juan Fernando Quintero go get better,” e conclude.
Colombia go face Jordan for San Diego on June 7, before dem go Guadalajara to concentrate for Group K of di World Cup, where dem go play against Portugal, Uzbekistan, and Democratic Republic of Congo.
For di match against Costa Rica, Davinson Sánchez, Luis Díaz, and Luis Javier Suárez score di goals. Di coach use di match to test different players, like Carlos Gómez and Juan Camilo ‘Cucho’ Hernández wey start as di number nine. For di second half, ‘Cucho’ Hernández come out and Luis Javier Suárez enter, and e score.
Security for di stadium and around El Campín na top priority, as di Metropolitan Police of Bogotá deploy special operation for di match.
