Luis Díaz was heavily criticised for his performance in Colombia

Although Colombia put on a good footballing show on 24 September, beating Guatemala four goals to one, three days later, against Mexico, they suffered more than expected. From the first minutes of the match they were behind and players who were once applauded ended up being questioned. One of the players 'crucified' on Tuesday night was Luis Diaz, perhaps the most outstanding player of the national team in the last two years.

As in the last match, he looked lost on the pitch and eager to unbalance on the right flank, but to no avail. In fact, the '7′ had a hand in the Mexican team's first goal.  When the clock was ticking down to four minutes, he pushed one of his opponents inside the small area and the referee awarded a penalty.

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Alexis Vega was charged with converting it into a goal. Well, Lucho's mistakes were not forgiven by the fans of both the Cafeteros and the supporters of the team coached by Gerardo el Tata Martino. There were also those who argued that the Colombian, the revelation of the Copa America Brazil 2021, did more for Mexico than he did for Liverpool, where he plays, although he has not dazzled as much in the 2022/23 season as he did in the last.

Domestically, there were questionings against Lucho, such as the following, in which it is said that he lost his way. Once the first half of the match was over, some old acquaintances in Colombian journalism expressed their opinion. Most called on coach Néstor Lorenzo to go for youth, instead of big-name players like James Rodríguez and Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, who lacked intensity of play.

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"Thank God it's only 2-0 and that's because Mexico, with the 1-0 almost in the dressing room, also took their foot off the pedal. Three grave deadly sins: slowness, lack of recovery and lack of ingenuity. The level was as dissimilar as the one between an 11th grade team vs. a 7th grade team. A bad first half for the Colombian national team," commented Gabriel Meluk.