Colombia ended its Copa America preparations with a 3-0 victory over Bolivia on Saturday, while the Verde team made a poor impression in the last game before the continental competition, which led to three player suspensions.
Argentina’s Néstor Lorenzo led team destroyed their opponents in Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut. The win was given by goals from winger Luis Díaz, striker Jhon Córdoba, and midfielder Jhon Arias.
By their alliances and pressure, the coffee growers immediately gained control and started to do damage.
Arias stole the ball from the opponent and scored with a right-footed shot in the fifth minute. Though Díaz dropped the ball in the vicinity, he cleared a lot of opponents.
In the meanwhile, the Bolivians found it difficult to move the ball to their sparsely used attackers, Bruno Miranda and César Menacho.
Colombia scored 2-0 in the 25th minute when Díaz crossed low from Krasnodar to Córdoba.
The only opportunity for the team of Brazilian Antonio Carlos Zago in the first half came in the 35th minute when Fernando Saucedo Һit a strong shot that Camilo Vargas blocked.
Díaz scored 3-0 after Colombian winger Deiver Machado delivered to him in the 42nd minute.
The Verde scarcely had a chance with a cross from full-back Roberto Fernández that Diego Medina nearly put in the net, but he was unable to finish cleanly because the coffee farmers slowed down the pace of the game in the second half.
Players from both teams got into a figҺt on the pitch when defender Héctor Cuéllar attacked Díaz hard in the 67th minute.Hình ảnh về 5 người mọi người đang chơi bóng đá và văn bản
A figҺt led to the dismissal of Bolivian striker Menacho and Colombian full-back Daniel Muñoz by Mexican referee Daniel Quintero.
Both sides finished their preparations for the continental competition, and the final score remained same.
On Sunday, 23rd, Bolivia will play its Copa América debut against the United States at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas; Colombia will play its first game the following day against Paraguay at the NRG Stadium in Houston.