The Colombian National Team advances in its microcycle with players from the local environment, in search of alternatives for the start of the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
But it does not mean that the clubs that had to give them up have not found it difficult to replace those that have had the honor of entering Néstor Lorenzo’s list.
One of them was Julio Comesaña, coach of Junior, who has a minimum margin of error to stay alive in the fight for one of the eight slots for the Betplay League home runs and will do so this day without Walmer Pacheco, Dany Rosero and Nelson Deossa.
“Bacca was not at the last job of the day. We only had 16 players available today plus the goalkeepers. We managed to do a very interesting job that I would have liked it to be for everyone, but it was not possible. Any coach who asks him, if he’s honest, will say that he does hurt the microcycle at this stage. I want to think that Lorenzo does not want to hurt, but rather to have some players closer to him, “the coach explained to the media.
“I am sure that if they are doing the microcycle it is because they need it, not because they want to harm us or anyone. I’m not worried about them being there,” he added.
For Comesaña it seems clear that it is not the call that bothers him but the moment in which he loses his players, in the middle of the comeback operation to reach home runs. Will Millonarios and Santa Fe think the same, especially the first without their best attackers for the classic? The truth is that they do not have as many alternatives as the Junior.
