The Colombian national team left congratulatory greetings to Néstor Lorenzo after success with Melgar

Not only in Peru was the outcome of the Opening Tournament of League 1 followed closely, which ended with Melgar as the winner, but also from Colombia. In fact, the selection of that country left a message of congratulations for Néstor Lorenzo, coach of the ‘Domino’ and also of the ‘Tricolor’.

“Congratulations Nestor Lorenzo! We congratulate our DT for obtaining the Opening Tournament of the First Division of Peru with his club Melgar de Arequipa ”was read in the social network accounts of the Colombian team, to greet the Argentine for the success achieved.

Nestor Lorenzo was announced a few weeks ago as the new technical director of the Colombian national team. Of course, there was an agreement for the strategist to remain in charge in the “Domino” until after the second leg of the round of 16 of the South American Cup against Deportivo Cali, scheduled for this Wednesday, July 6.

“This is an extraordinary group and, definitely, that has been the secret to stay with the Apertura. Today was the last of the seven finals that we set out to do and the boys killed themselves to get a good result”Lorenzo declared for GOLPERU, after the goalless draw against Alianza Atlético, a result that reached Melgar to celebrate.

Lorenzo, José Néstor Pekerman’s assistant in Colombia between 2012 and 2019, will have as his main objective to take the “Tricolor” to the 2026 World Cup, after the failure with Reinaldo Rueda in the process towards Qatar 2022.