Losers? Copa América female team

Leicy Santos, after the final of the Women's Copa América.

Photo: EFE – Jose Jácome

After the defeat, still hot, in the recent final of the Women's Copa América de Fútbol in Ecuador, a wave of resentment in the networks against our athletes has been unleashed; In particular, soccer players. The criticism of the sports discipline and not of the genre is still joined, which, to begin with, it is a serious mistake. I have already written it in this column several times: it is not the same to talk about women's football; The context is another.

Colombia attends the Copa América since 1995 and has won four runner -ups; The last two, losing the final with Brazil. In 2010 and 2014 he was second by points, far from the champions who won on Saturday their ninth edition. In 2003 in a South American we packed us 12 goals. In addition to their state championships, Brazilians have three national categories with promotion and descent; We, one with 16 teams that are not played all year. There is no how to compare historically neither in organization nor in transcendence of what women's football means there and here, much less in support. Here a stadium is not filled, except in the late tournament; We are barely taking our heads in recent years and do we ask Brazil to beat without any shame? By God! Saturday was very highlighted: an immense distance was shortened, it was superior on the court. What was done is the presentation in Colombian women's football society, which can already look into Brazil. Now, gentlemen of the Colombian Football Federation, they have to maintain that level supporting with all the letters. The mental must always work; We are a country with a “bird” mentality, distracted, but there are football. Let's accompany them, more now that they started a new challenge of excellence. To improve defensively, in containment and pressure, in the strategic, in the physical; Suddenly, also seek foreign advice, which has never been had. The local tournament must be fattened, go to the stadiums to see them and pay ballots that help reward their talent. Create more female children's tournaments, which are very few and not in all categories.

To say that we are losers, as if our genetics had been programmed for sadness, is the most absurd thing that can be affirmed. Men and women have great qualities in sport, but we suffer from the same structural disorganization of local and national leagues. In that the genres are joined, and athletes are not preparing properly from childhood. We do not form them to win or compete with enough intensity or conviction. They announce that the sport budget will lower in the Olympic cycle for 2026. There is no strong marketing plan or adequate scenarios throughout the country, and then we go out to demand medals and titles. The only certain thing is that there is no way to reproach anyone and less to the runner -up of America. Stay calm, ladies and ladies, to continue playing finals, who will already win them when everything is arranged for this purpose.

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