Colombia will destroy Panama

Jennifer Williamson 104 Jul 04, 2024

The third semi-final match of this America's Cup will be held early on Sunday morning, when Colombia and Panama will meet on a narrow road. Colombia has reached the semi-finals twice in the past three Copa Americas, and its competitiveness is obvious to all. Facing Panama, which has entered the knockout rounds for the first time, Colombia will certainly not miss the opportunity to win and advance.

 

Colombia, which started this year's America's Cup with an undefeated streak of 23 games in all competitions, successfully defeated Paraguay and Costa Rica in the first two rounds of the group stage, thus qualifying one round ahead of schedule. Even so, the team did not relax in the final round match with Brazil. In the end, the two sides shook hands with each other 1-1, and Colombia was able to secure the top spot in the group and qualify. According to statistics, this is the sixth consecutive time that they have entered the knockout rounds, including twice. Advance to the semi-finals. James Lodiguse is still the core of Colombia's offense. He provided 3 assists in the first two rounds of the group stage. He also scored a goal in the final round against Brazil and was named the best player of the game. Under his leadership, Colombia This tournament averages 2 goals per game. Facing Panama, which has the worst defense in the semi-finals, the offensive end led by James Rodiguse is expected to continue its firepower. In addition, Colombia's defensive performance of only conceding 2 goals in 3 games is also commendable. The defenders headed by Dai Yunxun Sanqishi effectively limited Panama's offense. In terms of lineup, midfielder Jefferson Lima was sent to jail due to the full amount of yellow cards he accumulated.

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On the other side, Panama, participating in the America's Cup for the second time, has undoubtedly become the biggest dark horse of this tournament. Although they lost to Uruguay 1-3 in the first game and got off to a bad start, they defeated the host United States 2-1 and 3-1 in the next two games. Defeated Bolivia and unexpectedly qualified. It is worth mentioning that this is the first time in the history of the Panama team that they have advanced to the knockout rounds of an international competition. They have participated in the World Cup and the America's Cup once before, but they were stopped in the group stage. There is no doubt that Panama's sharp offense is the key to achieving great results. After 3 games, they have scored in every game. They have scored 6 goals in total and are tied with Venezuela and Colombia to become the second most powerful team in the group stage. Forward Jose France Chadu has scored in the past two rounds. However, Panama's defensive performance is not stable. They have conceded 5 goals in 3 games, which is the team that has conceded the most goals in the knockout rounds. In addition, the team has no experience in the knockout rounds of the America's Cup. Panama's dark horse journey may end here.


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