Football The sadness of the Colombian locker room after its fall in the Copa America final against Argentina

In Colombia, they do not hide their sadness after an atrocious defeat against Argentina. While everything indicated that the final would be decided by penalties, Lautaro Martínez appeared in the 111th minute and gave the title to the Albiceleste. After the final whistle, Davinson Sánchez was the first player from the café to speak to the press. He was very affected by the result. I even had a brief intervention regarding the serious acts of violence that occurred before the meeting.

“It’s the way to go, but it hurts a lot to end like this, we compete to win. We thank the people who came to support us in all the games. “We don’t want to talk about what happened before the game.” he told DSports. The defender was one of the important values ​​of the decisive match. He had more touches of the ball than the others (70). And he won 80 percent of his land conflicts. By plane, it costs more (2 out of 6). But he could not beat Martínez in the goal game.

For Sanchez, the result was a blow. “There are many dreams, delusions of people who have been part of the national team for a long time. We wanted to get here and, with everything we have shown, bring joy to the country. “I think Colombia deserves everything, our family and our colleagues.” he stressed.

He does not hide his sadness and is categorical in his analysis of the meeting. “It hurts to lose like that, we dominated a large part of the match” did he declare.

Of course, the main Colombian reactions came outside the football field. One of those who spoke after the meeting was President Gustavo Petro. “Very proud of the Colombian national team. Thank you for so much joy. “They gave everything on the field and we felt like winners” said the president through his X account. The participation of the team led by Nestor Lorenzo left no one indifferent.

“A big congratulations to the Colombian team, the country of beauty turns out to have one of the most beautiful footballs in the world and will grow in future triumphs. Forward Colombia,” added the politician.

When the awards were handed out after the competition, Argentina won the majority of the prizes. However, James Rodríguez also stood out. The 32-year-old historic midfielder was chosen as the tournament’s MVP. On this occasion, he had to pose alongside Emiliano Martínez, the best goalkeeper, and Lautaro Martínez, the United States’ top scorer.

After the final whistle, some Colombians were disappointed by the performance of whistler Raphael Claus. Although the Brazilian did not intervene much, he received a few darts. “It’s very difficult to play against Argentina and against the referee. It’s a source of pride for our country to participate in the Copa América,” said the mayor of Bogotá, Carlos Fernando Galán.