The Colombian National Team is celebrating after completing the friendly tour of Europe with resounding success, which helped Néstor Lorenzo draw the final conclusions for the squad list that he must submit in May for the Copa América.
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The ‘tricolor’ closed the Fifa date in March with a great 3-2 victory over Romania that at times had overtones of dancing, but was equalized in the end with two rival goals resulting from two of their own mistakes at the start. There was no time to look for an equalizer, but not even that bittersweet taste dampens the joy that exists today due to the tremendous state of form shown by the team.
Although for many the goals conceded are the least important, there are those who felt uneasiness and importance with the Romanians’ discount, but not because of the two ‘targets’, but because of the first one that sneaked over Camilo Vargas’ goal. The reason? The scorer: Ianis Hagi.
Hagi’s goal: a nightmare that repeats itself after 30 years in the Colombian National Team
Many football fans today may not know this young attacker with a present in Alavés and a past in Rangers, but for the older ones that surname causes a sting in the ear and that is why the anger that today, after 30 years, a Hagi score the country again.
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In the 80s and 90s, the history of Romanian football was very different from today. They regularly qualified for the World Cup and had among their ranks one of the best players on the planet: Gheorghe Hagi, father of Ianis, who went on to shine in Barcelona and Real Madrid, no less.
Gheorghe Hagi, the ‘executioner’ of Colombia in 1994 and 1998
For the World Cup in the United States in 1994, the Colombian National Team arrived with the label of favorite in South America and one of those aiming to go far, especially after the 0-5 defeat to Argentina a year before, but the expectation turned into a nightmare and Those led by Francisco Maturana disappointed all soccer fans, finishing in last place in group A with just three points.
In the first outing, Romania beat Colombia 3-1 and left them on the ‘artificial respirator’ to advance to the second round. That day, Gheorghe Hagi made a great game and scored the second goal with a shot from the left wing from the middle of the field that seemed to have the initiative from the center, but ended up sneaking into the goal defended by Faryd Mondragón.
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Four years later, the Romanian ’10’ was once again a figure – although he did not score – in a new victory for the ‘nosferatu’ over the ‘tricolor’ in the debut of the 1998 World Cup in France, in which the ‘coffee’ team He was also eliminated in the group stage. The Europeans advanced first, ahead of England.
Ianis Hagi continues his father’s legacy: he marked Colombia
The Hagi nightmare was once again present for the fans of the Colombian National Team, but this time with his son, Ianis, and now with a small taste of revenge with the 3-1 victory. Friendly, but in the end there was ‘coffee’ joy.