The glass is half full: the Colombian forwards maintain their rhythm at full throttle three weeks before returning to the competition in the qualifying rounds to Qatar 2022. The glass is half empty: those who have the illusion of entering Carlos Queiroz’s list will need a lot of patience to stand in line.
This week the usual summoned said present, and nothing less than in the Champions League.
The headlines against Venezuela and Chile, Duván Zapata and Luis Muriel, were present in Atalanta’s 0-4 win against the weak Midtjylland.
The forwards left an interesting lesson: Duván dressed as an assistant for the third goal, that of ‘Papu’ Gómez, and Muriel’s goal came because he appeared only in the middle of the rival area, that place where everyone expects to see the huge Zapata. It happens because with Gasperini they alternate, when one goes to the heart of the small area the other goes out to look for a shot or drag a mark, or both.
But perhaps the one who left the best feeling was an absentee in the last call, but fixed with Queiroz: Luis Díaz. The Porto winger scored a great goal and nothing less than Guardiola’s Manchester City. And he is the different striker, the one who broke the mold of the number 9 who took the available places in the last call.
As if competition were lacking, Falcao also reported on the last day of the Turkish Super League, although Alanyaspor defeated Galatasaray 1-2. ‘El Tigre’ scored a penalty, his fourth goal in 5 games. And that they sacrifice him and take him off the field and his coach does not listen to him when he asks him to allow him to play with another forward at his side …
So candidates like Rafael Santos Borre, who comes from scoring with River Plate in the Copa Libertadores, or like Jhon Cordoba, or even the wayward Alfredo Morelos and anyone else who wants to make the list, must fight twice. As long as the fixes continue to run, it will take a lot, a lot of patience …
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