Extra Copa América motion continues on Saturday and Colombia are up and operating in opposition to Panama thanks to 1 man.
The previous Golden Boy of Colombian soccer, James Rodriguez, has arguably develop into the event’s unlikely star.
Regardless of his club-level struggles, the captain had three assists earlier than the quarter-final on Saturday and added a fourth when an inch-perfect nook kick delivered the opener on a platter.
Instantly after, Rodriguez scored from the penalty spot to double Colombia’s lead after solely quarter-hour of motion.
The workforce’s third objective then arrived due to extra of his brilliance as he despatched Luis Diaz by means of on objective and the Liverpool ace chipped residence.
He’s now the primary Colombian to have 5 assists at any main event.
At this event particularly, he’s the primary to hit 5 objective involvements simply forward of Lautaro Martinez and Salomon Rondon.
These are classic performances from the 32-year-old!