Luis Diaz, Colombia's best footballer at the moment, appeared to score the first goal of the match at the Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez stadium in Barranquilla. The Liverpool football player from England received on the left side and with a shoe made all the fans who attended the venue scream. The 'coffee growers' rose to the top of the scoreboard in the match for the penultimate date of the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers.
The action reached 38 minutes of play. A change of play from right to left found spaces for the striker who is playing the Premier League today. The 25-year-old controlled and in the next action he threatened to the right side to take away the rival in front of him. The ball was accommodated to shoot and the Colombian pulled a strong right shot with an inward curve, impossible for Carlos Lampe.
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Colombia and Bolivia will face off this Thursday, March 24 for the South American Qualifiers simultaneously with three others commitments, including Peru vs. Uruguay. The coffee growers are the ones with the highest chance, placing in the seventh box with 17 points, four points behind the repechage place (fifth place) taken by the Peruvian national team at the moment.
The match will be played at the Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez stadium in Barranquilla with 100% of the capacity allowed. Both teams have minimal chances of attending the Qatar 2022 World Cup, but they do not lose hope and will look for the three points at any time.
Those led by Reinaldo Rueda on the last double date could not score any points. He lost to the Peruvian national team in Barranquilla 1-0 and by the same result to Argentina on the road. He hasn't scored a goal seven games ago. The last time he won was the 3-1 victory over Chile on September 09, 2021. On the other hand, 'La Verde' is placed in the eighth place and they will have to win their two matches and wait for other results to take at most the fifth place. On this date, those led by César Farias can be totally eliminated.
Both squads have met 31 times between friendlies, Copa America and qualifying processes. The advantage is the 'tricolor' square with 14 wins and 11 wins. The 'highlands' won six times. The last time they met, they drew 1-1 on September 2, as part of the ninth date of the World Cup Qualifiers to be held in Asia. The goals were scored by Roger Martinez and Fernando Saucedo.