Richard Ríos unlucky again! Benfica man beaten in Colombia - France | OneFootball

Colombia lost 3-1 to France in a warm-up match for the 2026 World Cup. Benfica player Richard Ríos started for the Colombian side (although he was taken off at half-time), which struggled greatly against a well-prepared French team. The “cafetera” team had already lost to Croatia.

Near the half-hour mark (29’), Désiré Doué opened the scoring. The PSG forward found the ball inside the Colombian box and got his shot away towards the goal defended by Álvaro Montero. The ball took a deflection off Daniel Muñoz, completely changing the trajectory of the shot.

Shortly before half-time, in the 41st minute, Marcus Thuram doubled France’s lead. Maghnes Akliouche delivered a great cross into the box and the Inter Milan forward rose highest, heading home to make it 2-0.

In the second half, in the 56th minute, Doué struck again and scored France’s third goal. Despite a below-par performance, Colombia still managed to get a consolation goal in the 77th minute. The Colombians took advantage of some confusion around the opposition box and managed to settle in a dangerous area. Jefferson Lerma set up Jaminton Campaz who, with a first-time effort, sent the ball against the post, before it ended up in the goal defended by Mike Maignan, making the final score 3-1.

This season, for Benfica, Richard Ríos — valued at €22 million — has already made a total of 39 official appearances: 21 in the Liga Portugal Betclic, 12 in the Champions League, three in the Portuguese Cup, two in the League Cup and one in the Super Cup. In the 3,110 minutes he has been on the pitch, the number 20 has recorded four goals and five assists.

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