Although it can not speak of surprise, Colombia carried the morning of this Thursday a little foreseen victory to advance to the big final of the Glass America 2024. The group cafetero attained his pass almost holding on to the sticks in the second 'semi' of the tournament, surpassing by 1-0 to an Uruguay that never could find the goal, and where Ronald Araújo was in the bench as it expected after the grave muscular injury that suffered in the quarter-finals.
To the margin of the how, the true is that Colombia attained what few thought, especially to measure that developed the party and more still, when it remained with a player less. But in spite of losing to his right side, the ones of Nestor Lorenzo will contest his third final of Glass America next Sunday (20:00 hours), 2:00 hours of the Monday in Spain, in front of the Argentinian of Leo Messi.
Colombia finished taking an advantage that never left to escape
Both teams began the party of semifinal with intensity, just as it expected . Colombia tried to keep a greater control of game, but did not find to generate situations of danger, whereas the Uruguayans had three clear occasions almost of consecutive form by part of Darwin Núñez. In the first tried to control after a good pass of Valverde and his shot was diverted by very little. In the second crossed too much his finish and in the third his shot from the frontal finished brushing the square of Camilo Vargas.
Already in the closing of the second time, Colombia knew lidiar with the expulsion by double yellow of Daniel Muñoz, one of the best of the group cafetero from the start of the competition, which forced to that the Colombians to try defend his goal and try keep the minimum advantage, obtained shortly before after a head butt of Jefferson Lerma in the first time (39') after a shot of corner. At the end, with more win that good game, Colombia went out victorious and ensured his presence in the Hard Rock Stadium of Miami, where could raise his second trophy.
Colombia keeps his invicto and retará to the best selection of the world
Besides, the team of Lorenzo extended to 28 his series of parties invicto, by what certainly will arrive to the final after a very good performance in the last two years, and in the tournament in general. Uruguay, by his part, has remained to the doors of a new title, with his more recent achieved in 2011, although it tried to achieve the tie until with the presence of Luis Suárez in the field, but the balloon simply did not go in in the more than 10 finish that it tried the group of Marcelo Bielsa, although almost any finish being too clear.
Thinking already in the final, Argentina will have to his disposal to his whole staff, but Colombia, by his part, will have to play without his right side Daniel Muñoz by his expulsion. The defence of Crystal Palace has been a key piece during all the tournament, by what will be a difficult drop to cover, highlighting besides that the mediocampista of the Palmeiras, Richard Rivers, went out lesionado in the second time and it will be necessary to see if finally it is in conditions to contest the final next Sunday