The Azteca Stadium would have been to blame for Colombia's dubious performance
Néstor Lorenzo acknowledged that the “energy” of the Azteca Stadium affected his players. Colombia defeated Uzbekistan with the fair ones
The Colombian team faced its first match in the World Cup against Uzbekistan. The coffee team had some problems moving forward with the game, but they ended up winning 1-3. Néstor Lorenzo believes that his team were affected by the “energy” of the Azteca Stadium.
Néstor Lorenzo had already pointed out in the preview the difficulties that Colombia would have when playing a match in this legendary stadium. The Argentine strategist considers that the history behind Azteca makes it a complex scenario.
Colombia took the field with a clear home team in the stands. But Néstor Lorenzo considers that this worked against them. Until the 65th minute of the match, the duel was 1-1. At minute 90 9 Jáminton Campaz finished making up the result.
“The truth is that today was a beautiful energy, but the truth is that I think it emotionally weighed on some guys,” said the Argentine strategist after the Colombian victory.
Néstor Lorenzo considers that from an emotional point of view, Colombia was almost surpassed by the historical scenario. Despite this, Colombia leaves the initial duel with the three points.
“Of those who run the most and are physically better, today the game weighed on them from that point of view, it has to do with the emotional load that the first game generates and the framework in which we played,” he added.
Colombia's next game
The Colombian team will have to wait until Tuesday, June 23 to face its next match. Luckily for Néstor Lorenzo, this duel will take place at the Guadalajara Stadium in Jalisco. Colombia will play against the Democratic Republic of the Congo.