Richard Rios in action for Colombia, but Benfica star was not alone | OneFootball

Last night, Richard Ríos was in action for the Colombian national team, which faced Mexico, one of the World Cup host nations. Despite being a friendly, the Cafeteros did not take it easy and thrashed their opponents 4–0. Besides the Benfica midfielder, Sporting’s Luís Suárez also featured.

As it was a warm-up match for the World Cup, a tournament for which Colombia is already qualified, the two new arrivals to the Portuguese league started on the bench. The Reds’ forward came on in the 69th minute to replace Borré. As for the Eagles’ number 20, he only came on four minutes from time, swapping with Lerma.

In a one-sided match, the Cafeteros’ captain, James Rodríguez, was the standout performer with two assists. The deadlock was broken in the 17th minute, when the former Porto player set up Lucumí. The score remained unchanged until halftime.

In the second half, the Cafeteros came out with more energy and James Rodríguez recorded his second assist of the game by laying the ball off for Luis Díaz in the 56th minute. Eight minutes later, Lerma extended the lead to 3–0, and Carbonero sealed the final score.

Having passed their first World Cup warm-up test, Colombia will be back in action in a few days. The next opponent is Canada, another host nation. The match is scheduled for the early hours of Wednesday, October 15.

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