Colombia settles in Bolivia to adapt to the altitude

“¡Hello Bolivia! Our Colombian National Team begins to arrive in Cochabamba. Let’s go Colombia!“, published the Colombian Football Federation (FCF) on its social networks.

The coaching staff led by coach Néstor Lorenzo, as well as the members of the medical team, settled in around midnight at the concentration hotel in Cochabamba, without giving statements to the media.

Colombia decided to work the days before the duel against La Verde in Cochabamba, city ​​located at 2,500 meters above sea level in order to acclimatize to the duel that will be played at 4,090 meters above sea level at the Municipal Stadium of El Alto, a neighboring city of La Paz.

At the moment, the only footballer who was part of the delegation was Matheus Uribe, who plays for Al-Sadd of Qatar, while it is expected that in the following hours the top figures of the coffee team such as James Rodríguez, from the Spanish Rayo Vallecano, will arrive. , either Luis Diazfrom the ranks of the English Liverpool.

📽️ 𝘌𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘴 𝘦𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢! 😎

So the arrival of n� 𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 to Cochabamba. 🫡⚽#TodosSomosColombia🇨🇴 pic.twitter.com/eKN0WrfERA

— Colombia National Team (@FCFSeleccionCol) October 5, 2024

The tricolor team will present an undefeated record against Bolivia in the South American qualifiers since March 24, 2022, which began when it defeated this same rival 3-0 in Barranquilla.

Those led by Lorenzo occupy the second place in the tie with 16 points after 8 days and come from beating Argentina 2-1, world and Copa América champions.

📸 𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙙𝙚 🇧🇷 𝙘𝙤𝙣 𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙤𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙨! ✈️@jhonariasa 𝒚𝒂 𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒂́ in 🇧🇴#TodosSomosColombia 🇨🇴 pic.twitter.com/R8xhaNPghP

— Colombia National Team (@FCFSeleccionCol) October 5, 2024

While Bolivia is in eighth position with 9 units and with the expectation of climbing positions at the expense of Colombia to maintain its chances of qualifying for the next World Cup. EFE

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