The captain of the Colombian and Ilana Izquierdo team spoke in the previous one against Brazil in the Copa América 2025.
Photo: EFE – José Jácome
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The female Colombia selection is again one step away from glory. As in 2022, he will face Brazil in the Copa América final, but this time in the hope that the outcome will be different. That 1-0 in Bucaramanga is still fresh, but so is the recent 0-0 in the group stage, where Colombia showed personality and good game tickets.
This final will be played in Quito, at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium, and Colombia arrives with more filming, more hierarchy and a united group that firmly believes in its possibilities. This was made clear Ilana Izquierdo and Carolina Arias in the mixed area prior to the game.
Ilana was overwhelming: “This team has come from less to more. We came to fight the title. Obviously, Brazil is a very good rival, it will be a great game, but we are focused. We have been working, we are motivated.”
Beyond respect for the rival, Izquierdo underlined the team's confidence to propose and go for the title:“Brazil will go out to propose your game. We have character, personality to go out to propose and look for the game. We want to win it and so it will be.”
And he finished off with a promise that reflects the spirit of the group:“We are going to leave everything on the court, we have given 100%, this will not be the exception. We are going to look for the game because we want the title. We trust that we can achieve it.”
Captain Carolina Arias also spoke from emotion, but without losing the competitive focus.“Each final is different. You have to live the moment, be grateful to be part of the 23 players. Inside we are a single thread, all pulling for the same side. In the final we go for everything.”
Aware of the level of demand, Arias emphasized not giving ground or for a second:“This is a joint work. Tension, stress, adrenaline, love or desire, make your attention 100%.”
And closed with a key idea: compete without losing the essence.“You have to be very intense, cut game, try to recover the ball fast and start playing. Have peace of mind and not give up identity. We have paid off.”
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