Raziel García started and provided an assist at Tolima 3-2 Pereira for the Colombian Cup

Raziel García started again at Deportes Tolima and this time he contributed with an assist for the final 3-2 victory over Deportivo Pereira. The match was played in the framework of the first leg of the round of 16 of the 2022 Colombian Cup and the Peruvian, considered by Ricardo Gareca for the Peruvian national team, had a great participation.

Excienciano gave the pass for the partial 2-1 and was involved in the opening of the score in favor of his squad. The match had four goals in the first half with a constant back and forth, generating situations for both teams. The first goal was scored by Paraguayan Gustavo Adrián Ramírez 20 minutes into the match played at the Manuel Murillo Toro stadium. However, the draw came 13 minutes later through Colombian Brayan Léon Muñiz.

Jeison Steven Lucumí would lead the local again in the 37th minute, but Duban Felipe Palacios put equality two minutes away from the end of the first half. The hero of the engagement was Anderson Daniel Plata, who appeared in the 71 minutes to sentence the final 3-2, a result that leaves them with an advantage for the duel back to be played on May 11.

The most important thing for the technical command of the 'white-red' is that the midfielder started for the second time in a row in the Hernán Torres scheme and continues to earn confidence and a place in the starting eleven. In the 1-0 win against Deportivo Pasto last week it was also from the start. However, in the four commitments prior to these, he entered three and in one he stayed in the substitute bench.

In 2022 Raziel García has 12 commitments with his club with 560 minutes on the pitch. So far he hasn't scored goals, but he has provided assists. According to Colombian media, the player has shown his technique and good game, but he doesn't seem to get used to the pace and speed of Colombian football because of his personal style.

The next chance for the Peruvian to add minutes will be on Sunday, April 24, when Deportes Tolima visits the Alianza Petrolera as part of Matchday 17 of the Colombian League. The match will begin at 08:15 p.m. (Peruvian time). Recall that his club is second in the standings, one point behind the leader Atlético Nacional, who has 33 units.

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Raziel García officially debuted with the Peruvian national team in Qatar 2022 Playoffs against Venezuela, in the 1-0 victory of the 'blanquirroja'. The steering wheel entered the second half and played the last 29 minutes. However, he had already been called up and appeared on the roster in the matches against Colombia and Uruguay.

In total, he was cited by Ricardo Gareca for 11 matches and played four of them without contributing goals or assists. He started in the matches against Argentina (1-0 defeat in Buenos Aires) and Ecuador (1-1 draw in Lima). In both he was replaced. His first appearance with the senior team of the 'bicolor' was at the Copa América Brazil 2021.

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