Colombia beat a sad Chile 4-0 this Tuesday in Barranquilla and is still 3 points behind Argentina at the top of the South American Qualifiers for him World Cup 2026.
Defender Dávinson Sánchez opened the scoring in the 34th minute. Liverpool striker Luis Díaz doubled the lead in the 52nd and in the 82nd Jhon Durán scored one more goal, in a dream afternoon for the coffee fans at the Metropolitano stadium.
In the extra round, Luis Sinisterra (90+3) rounded off a victory that buried Chile in the basement of the tie.
With just five points after ten games, La Roja is bottom of the table and sees the World Cup dream disappear. The eyes now point to the DT Ricardo Garecawhose continuity in the Chilean bank was already in doubt before this humiliating defeat.
Colombia, on the other hand, caresses the sky of the qualifier. He reached 19 units and remains the guard of the Argentine National Team.
From the outset, those led by Argentine Néstor Lorenzo surpassed the Chileans in individual duels. The attackers Luis Díaz and Jhon Córdoba created options in the first minutes but they lacked aim to demand goalkeeper Brayan Cortés.
The Díaz-Córdoba duo combined in a brilliant play in the 20 minutes that left Córdoba one-on-one with Cortés, but the Russian Krasnodar attacker was slow to decide and wasted the opportunity.
After more than half an hour controlling the ball, the local goal came from behind and from a carom. Central defender Jhon Lucumí headed a corner kick, but the ball deflected into the back of the neck of his defensive partner, Dávinson Sánchez, who confused the Chilean goalkeeper and scored the first goal of the game.
With the advantage, Colombia settled on the field and the emblem James Rodríguez began to manage the strings of the game with his dribbles, passes and even a shot that passed very close to the goal.
Gareca went to the locker room disconsolate after a forgettable first half.
For the complement, Lorenzo replaced Córdoba, who saw a yellow card in the first half, with Jhon Durán, complying with the clamor of the fans who have seen the attacker explode in recent months with English club Aston Villa.
The substitution was effective. At minute 52 Durán and Rodríguez put pressure on the Chilean defense and forced an error from Benjamín Kuscevic. James took the ball and set up Lucho Díaz for Colombia’s second goal, celebrated with the traditional Colombian dance step.
After the goal, Chile lowered its arms and not even the five substitutions that Gareca tried rescued the team. With ten minutes remaining, the admitted Gonzalo Tapia gave the ball away in the opponent’s field and, on the counter, Durán extended the scoring streak he had brought from Europe.
In stoppage time, another counterattack ended in a goal by Luis Sinisterra, who had to wait a few minutes to celebrate due to the VAR review.
Synthesis Colombia vs Chile for South American Qualifiers
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