It was in front of an almost full stadium in Bucaramanga that striker Linda Caicedo released her team on Monday, July 25, when she scored the goal against Argentina that qualified the Cafeteras, the players of the Colombian selection, for the final of the Copa América women, disputed for the first time on its territory.
“The dream remains intact”, even headlined the influential newspaper The viewer, for who “the illusion is more alive than ever”.
This snatch victory also validated the Colombian ticket for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023, as well as the Paris Olympics in 2024. A huge success, therefore, for a selection that will meet Brazil in the final on Sunday 31 July.
If the victory was hailed by a good part of the local press, and even by the elected president Gustavo Petro on Twitter, it comes above all to reward the tenacity of players sometimes decried by the leaders