Lorenzo criticizes the innocence of the Colombian National Team in 2024

Néstor Lorenzo remembered the final lost against Argentina in the United States and spoke of “the innocence” of his team at certain moments

Nestor Lorenzo He spoke again about the lost final of the Colombian National Team’s Copa América against Argentina, he recounted the play of Lautaro Martínez’s goal and He stated that his team must lose innocence at certain times.

6 months have passed, but the thorn of that final that ended 1-0 for Argentina is still present in Néstor Lorenzo’s mind.

“It cost us physically in the end, more than anything in the overtime. In fact, those who came out did so with cramps, but a lot of things happened. We played 6 games in 20 days, Argentina 6 in 24. Those 4 days are a lot in that process. The semifinals played one day against Argentina, they are things that we arrived on the day of the game with the intention of winning, but “We knew that the long game was not good for us.”commented in clank.

For Lorenzo, the incidents prior to the start of the final also influenced the team’s preparation. “What happened before the game also had an influence, We warmed up 3 times to start at minute 0we had 3 training sessions. “Let the players who play in the best leagues tell you that they are cramped… that’s how we get to the end.”

Néstor Lorenzo: “We cannot be so innocent”

Returning to the current situation of the National Team and remembering the situation of Lautaro Martínez’s goal in the final, Lorenzo believes that sometimes his team is innocent and that “the desire to always be there” can work against them.

“In the play of Lautaro’s goal we were very open, we did not commit the lack of risk. It also happened to me now in the games we lost. We come with 12 or 13 cautioned players who will not play the next game and none of us were suspended.. We can’t be so innocent. Maybe if we turned to the Bolivian who scored the goal or to Enner Valencia, well I would say it was worth it. But I feel like they played with that idea in their heads, that conditioning of the yellow. The issue is that they enter conditionally but they did not suspend even one of me for a gesture“.

“I don’t know if it’s innocence, It is the desire to be there, to not be left out of the team because there is a spectacular atmosphere. I value it a lot. I want everyone available but we have to be smart about that too“, he added.