The party started in Colombia. The sports scenes of Cali, Armenia and Bucaramanga have been filled with expectations and fans who love women’s soccer on this historic path of the Colombian National Team in search of a ticket to the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023.
On Friday, July 8, the Copa América Femenina began at the Pascual Guerrero Stadium with two important commitments from Group A. First thing in the morning, Ecuador faced Bolivia, while the Colombian National Team closed the day with a flourish. against Paraguay. For its part, Chile had a rest date.
For Group B, which had action in Armenia, Uruguay faced Venezuela first thing in the morning, leaving the end for a South American classic like the one between Brazil and Argentina. The Argentines are the only ones who have been able to take a title from the ‘Canarinha’, but in this match, they completely disappointed with a negative result. In this area, Peru rested, which will have its debut on the second date.
Thus, this was the summary of the opening day:
Bolivia vs Ecuador: Rosana Gómez, one of the most important players in the history of Argentina, had the great mission of taking the reins of the Bolivians. She prepared a Copa América without the veteran and the one appointed to score goals in the national team like Maitté Zamorano and the truth is, the scorer cannot be left out. Erika Salvatierra decorated a win that was difficult to avoid against the Ecuadorians who showed no mercy.
For its part, Ecuador came out looking to break the zeros quickly. After 20 minutes, Nayely Bolaños opened the scoring, but with that initial goal, Bolivia never had an answer. The first win in the Copa América 2022 took place with a categorical 1-6 of the ‘Tri’ that found a great card in Bolaños. At 19 years old, she is one of the best players in the Cup.
Colombia vs Paraguay: As expected, the local team respected their home with a great 4-2 victory. Leicy Santos marked the times and from the rhythm proposed by the woman from Cordoba, Colombia attacked. The team led by Nelson Abadía left great impressions. She won and liked her debut, settling as one of the favorites in the contest.
The good thing is that he found partners for Leicy Santos who was more comfortable with Linda Caicedo and Mayra Ramírez, who left the opposite area and joined the Cordovan to attack the rival defense. The problem between the great presentation of Colombia is that the issue of the still ball continues to cost too much. The Paraguayan goals came through the same route.
Uruguay vs Venezuela: a clash that opened the curtain in Group B between the Uruguayans and Venezuelans. With several players who performed and still perform in Colombian soccer, an excellent commitment was experienced at the Centenario Stadium.
The sky-blue had a shot on the crossbar, and Venezuela’s response was not long in coming with the magic and talent of Deyna Castellanos, who was the guide in the initial victory of those led by the Italian, Pamela Conti, who brought closer or aroused that more marked illusion to qualify for his first World Cup. Deyna, newly hired by Manchester City, pulled out the magic wand with a powerful free kick above the crossbar to break the zeros and lead the victory.
To stand out in this commitment are the defensive backs. In particular, in Uruguay, the case of Laura Felipe who was attentive to each incursion of Deyna Castellanos to block. Without a doubt, the former Atlético de Madrid and now Manchester City will dream of the Uruguayan defense. Well, although she scored the goal, it came from a still ball and not a moving or collective action. Also, the work of the goalkeepers, Sofía Olivera from Uruguay and Nayluisa Cáceres important to avoid goals.
Brazil vs Argentina: the main course of the initial date was a South American classic between the Brazilians and Argentines. Without Marta, and with Debinha, one of her stars on the substitute bench, Jogo Bonito was seen again on Colombian soil by the ‘Canarinha’. They won, they liked and they thrashed. Each offensive incursion was a headache for Agustina Barros, Eliana Stabile and Aldana Cometti who pushed back as far as they could.
Bia Zaneratto was the great figure participating in the goals for Brazil. She alone was in charge of deactivating the Argentine defense. Those directed by Germán Portanova maintained that the Copa América for them will start in the second game when they face Peru. The favorite to win the title reappeared, and they knew that something like this could happen. Now, they will have to recompose the page taking advantage of the fact that Venezuela rests.
