Colombian midfielder Jefferson Lerma is being regarded as a hero after his goal advanced the nation to the Copa America 2024 final.
Due to Lerma’s goal, a final meeting with the reigning winners Argentina has been scheduled for next Sunday, or early Monday morning for those in the UK.
Daniel Munoz, who unfortunately saw red on his less than stellar Colombian debut, will miss the championship game due to a foolish mistake. Given how excellent he has been throughout the tournament, Munoz will find this to be a frustrating time.
Here are the reactions of the Colombian media to the exhibit from both.
Colombia has advanced to the Copa America final in spite of Munoz’s red card for pushing Manuel Ugarte.
Colombian media responded and evaluated the two Crystal Palace players in somewhat different ways following the 1-0 victory.
Munoz received a mere 4/10 from El Heraldo, who pointed to the red card: “His performance was excellent, but he allowed himself to be eliminated from the game by a Uruguayan player and was sent off.” Regretfully.
Lerma, the victor of the match, on the other hand, received an 8 out of 10. The midfield’s owner. He performed wel”Jefferson Lerma, on his return to the starting eleven of coach Néstor Lorenzo after a suspension, scored in the 38th minute the goal that defined this semifinal at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, whose stands were shaken by the crowd of fans who accompanied the coffee growers, the vast majority among the more than 70,000 spectators who attended the match,” El Nuevo Siglo finally praised Lerma for sending the crowd wild with his goal.l when left on his own. Fantastic steering wheel game.
Divergent opinions were also expressed by ESPN, which criticised Munoz for being “childish” after receiving a red card: “He played a good game, but he ended up expelled in a childish and irresponsible way.” Just before the first segment concluded, he caved in to juvenile provocation and elbowed Ugarte. The referee pardoned him for the first red card and then removed the second yellow, meaning the team would be shorthanded by one player for the remaining play.
The same publication then praised Lerma more, saying,
