Then his participation in the Maurice Revello Tournament, formerly known as the Hopes of Toulon during the month of June, The Colombian under 20 team is already thinking about the South American of the category in January 2023 in Ecuador, a competition in which it will not only seek to fight for the title, but also to achieve a place in the World Cup in Peru in July of that year.
one of the footballers The most outstanding in the National Team during Maurice Revello was the Bogotá FC midfielder Gustavo Puerta, who scored a goal and provided two assists that contributed to the good level shown by the team led by coach Héctor Cárdenas.
The 19-year-old midfielder, who was in the last training microcycle of the sub 20, He spoke with As Colombia about his expectations for next year’s South American Championship and what the competition left him with, where he was also captain of the Colombian team.
where it comes from: “I am from La Victoria, Valle, I started in the town team, since I was little I always trained there, I played the PonyFútbol tournament, then I went to play in Tuluá, where I began to have a more focused career, I played two Cups of the Americas, thanks to that I was able to try myself at Bogotá FC, it went very well and I ended up in the professional team.
Football features: “I am known for being a dynamic player, who steps on both areas, always tries to find the best decisions on the field, always finds excellent passes to his teammates and has a good mid-distance shot.”
Experience in Toulon: “That tournament was one of the most beautiful experiences of my life, since it is a tournament of great privilege and prestige, great world stars have played it, I was able to do an excellent job with my teammates despite not having reached the final. ”.
Tournament Learning: “You always have to be prepared, prepare yourself every day in the best way because you don’t know when these beautiful opportunities will present themselves, I was very good and did a good job (…) The level of the national team is one more football fast, the player can’t last that long with the ball, it’s a game of one or two touches, it’s more vertical, forward and that teaches us to always be well outlined”.
Idea of play and learning with Cárdenas: “The teacher’s idea is to have a short team, very organized, that always goes forward, that always goes out to propose and implement the game idea that we bring. Positioning, being a little more orderly on the pitch and being that player who steps on both areas both in attack and defense”.
South American under 20: “Being on the list for the tournament is the goal and day after day I am going to continue preparing, giving my best to be on that list, which is what I want.”
Companions in Selection: “I have understood each other very well, each one of those who call this National Team are very good, they are called for a reason and each one of them has great potential to go very far”.
Performance in B: “The game in the second division is very intense, I think I have been able to complement that with my good game and that is what has allowed me to be called up to the National Team”.
Bogotá FC: “We have a new coach, little by little we have been taking the idea from the teacher, game after game we have seen a more solid team both in defense and attack and we hope to continue consolidating this idea and that we continue to get the results”.
Dream for the future: “My dream has always been to play for Barcelona, I think that’s my goal and with work and discipline great things can be achieved”.
