Colombia made history and remains unbeaten with Néstor Lorenzo: he beat Spain for the first time with a great goal

“Triumph” and “Splendid Victory”. This is how the Colombian media titled the local team’s 1-0 victory against Spain in the friendly match played on Friday in London. Daniele Muñozwith a great forehand volley, he scored the only goal of the match.

The Argentine coach Nestor Lorenzo He entered the hearts of Colombians. Since he took office in June 2022, he has achieved 12 wins and five draws; that is, he hasn’t lost yet. And this Friday he had a complex match against Spaina team that they had failed to beat in the three previous matches (1981, 2011 and 2017).

And Colombia played well, with the imbalance of Luis Díazthe Liverpool winger, responsible for sending the center into Muñoz’s great goal. Former Jorge Carrascal River it was there from the beginning and has been replaced by ex Banfield James Rodríguez at the interval.

The Spanish team, fresh from six consecutive victories, shipwrecked in front of a Colombia that conceded little and who made the most of one of his few opportunities to beat Álex Remiro.

“The work we are doing was reflected in the victory, we had a great second half. I am very happy for everyone who played. We are a family, we are building something very beautiful for what is to come”said Luis Díaz, the figure of the cast that Lorenzo commands. And he followed: “The plan was to look for the game from the first half. We always try to keep the game moving forward, but they are a great team and it became difficult for us. We had to reverse the situation in the second half. Personally, I kept picking things up which I arrived at “I’ve been searching for a long time: to be a player with great things, since I started my career, representing my team, which is what excites me the most.”.

Colombia’s victory places them as one of the greatest teams in South America. And the national press is already starting to get excited about the Copa América that is looming on the horizon.