“This is how it hurts some this began with the departure of Pékerman”: what sports journalists said about the elimination of Colombia

One point cost the qualification for the Tricolor that won in Venezuela but had to say goodbye to Qatar 2022 due to Peru's victory over Paraguay.

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Los jugadores de Colombia se
Los jugadores de Colombia se dan ánimos, el 17 de junio de 2021, previo al inicio de un partido ante Venezuela por el grupo B de la Copa América, en el Estadio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico Teixeira, en Goiania (Brasil). EFE/ Fernando Bizerra Jr

The match against Venezuela at the Cachamay stadium came with a suitcase full of illusions of a possible qualification for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The Colombian National Team had to do its job, which was to prevail against José Néstor Pékerman's team and hope that Peru did not score three points against Paraguay. At minute 4 things got complicated when Lapadula scored the first for the Inca team, James scored and overtook the Tricolor, however, a goal by Yotún at 42′ ended the illusions of the Rueda team.

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