Tite recognizes the rivalry between Brazil and Colombia and extols the opponent’s technical quality

Tite technician, from Brazilian Team, spoke this Wednesday about the game against Colombia, valid for the World Cup qualifiers. The coach acknowledged that there is a recent rivalry with the Colombians and highlighted the technical quality of the opponent as the main reason for this.

“Colombia evolved. After Maturana, it started with a very strong generation and athletes with an idea of ​​technical quality football. Many athletes going to Europe, with this European experience, the vast majority of their players work either in Italy or in England, they are accrediting and confirming this whole situation,” said the coach at a press conference.

“They were third in the Copa América. It’s a team that at Copa América changed its behavior a little. It has always been a big rivalry, Colombia’s technical quality has always been prioritized, back in the 90s, 2000, with a lot of talent. In the second game, they even apologized, Rueda and his assistant spoke to Tite and understood that they had changed a little. said assistant César Sampaio.

Brazil and Colombia faced each other (0-0) for the last time just a month ago, also in the qualifiers. Coach Tite said that this has little relevance to Thursday’s game. “It’s neither good nor bad, it’s history. It only serves as an evaluation, but now the projection is in different circumstances and athletes. With this pandemic madness, soon there will be injured athletes, athletes with a sequence of games in their clubs and that they can’t come. The grandeur of the game remains unchanged. It’s a Colombia of World Cups, of strong and qualified clashes.”

Brazil and Colombia face off on Thursday, at 9:30 pm (GMT), at Neo Química Arena, in São Paulo. The Seleção is leading the qualifiers with 31 points, while the Colombians are in fourth place.