Following Argentina's disappointing performance against Bolivia, Colombia wants to take a decisive step towards qualification as Los Cafeteros lock horns with Costa Rica.
"I don't have any doubts. If Colombia does not make it to the knockouts, I'll be gone. I'll be the only responsible for such failure" said Colombia's coach Hernan Dario Gomez days before the kick off.
He could have hardly imagined, even in his wildest dreams, that Colombia would have such a golden opportunity to secure qualification. Gomez's boys face Argentina next Wednesday, and a victory will be mandatory to stand the Gaucho squad, desperate to celebrate its first victory in the Copa America.
2011 Europa League top scorer Radamel Falcao, main referent of the Colombian attack, is confident he can successfully lead Colombia towards their second American Cup in less than 10 years. Falcao returns to Argentina after two years, when he left newly-relegated River Plate to join Porto only to become one of Europe's deadliest strikers.
After 10 consecutive games with a similar formation, Colombia's boss Bolillo Gomez knows what to expect from his boys, and how to make the best out of them.
21 Colombians were arrested earlier this week as they attacked each other in Gorriti, a small town close to the bus station. The expectations for this clash are huge, more so now that Argentina shared points with Bolivia in La Plata.
Can Colombia celebrate the first victory of 2011's Copa America? What can Ricardo La Volpe's Costa Rica do to stop Los Cafeteros from bagging the full scoring?
He could have hardly imagined, even in his wildest dreams, that Colombia would have such a golden opportunity to secure qualification. Gomez's boys face Argentina next Wednesday, and a victory will be mandatory to stand the Gaucho squad, desperate to celebrate its first victory in the Copa America.
2011 Europa League top scorer Radamel Falcao, main referent of the Colombian attack, is confident he can successfully lead Colombia towards their second American Cup in less than 10 years. Falcao returns to Argentina after two years, when he left newly-relegated River Plate to join Porto only to become one of Europe's deadliest strikers.
After 10 consecutive games with a similar formation, Colombia's boss Bolillo Gomez knows what to expect from his boys, and how to make the best out of them.
21 Colombians were arrested earlier this week as they attacked each other in Gorriti, a small town close to the bus station. The expectations for this clash are huge, more so now that Argentina shared points with Bolivia in La Plata.
Can Colombia celebrate the first victory of 2011's Copa America? What can Ricardo La Volpe's Costa Rica do to stop Los Cafeteros from bagging the full scoring?
