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The Colombian National Team is preparing to face the Copa América 2024, which will be held in the United States from June 20 to July 14. The entire country is waiting for coach Néstor Lorenzo to deliver the final list of the 26 players who will defend the colors of the Tricolor in this important continental competition.
The most normal thing is that after an arduous process of evaluation and analysis, Lorenzo and his team have already made the difficult decision to select the footballers who will make up the delegation.
If the previous calls are analyzed, the Argentine strategist has taken into account individual performance, experience, group cohesion and the ability of each player to adapt to his game system.
However, despite their merits and career, some renowned players would not be present in the Copa América. Among the most notable casualties that this call would have would be that of goalkeeper Kevin Mier, who is a figure of Cruz Azul, that of defender Dávinson Sánchez, who stands out for Galatasaray and has a process with the National Team, in addition to the forwards Jhon Durán, Miguel Ángel Borja and Duván Zapata, and the experienced Juan Guillermo Cuadrado and Radamel Falcao García.
It is feasible that they are among the 55 players blocked by Lorenzo for this call. But the blocking of these, more than out of conviction, is a mandatory issue that Conmebol demanded of the Federation, giving it a stipulated period to pass that pre-list from which the 26 chosen must emerge.
The deadline for delivery of these provisional or “good faith” lists expired in the first week of May and is extended to 55 players, understanding that injuries, withdrawals and doubts could arise in the weeks prior to the start of the competition.
Furthermore, the regulations clarify that “the provisional list will only be used for internal purposes and will not be disclosed to the public,” which is why the names of those preselected by Néstor Lorenzo are not known.
While many teams have already given their squad, Colombia still has its fans waiting and the limit to deliver the final list will be just one week before the Copa América begins, in addition to clarifying that modifications can be made up to 24 hours before the debut of each team, only in cases of injuries and with medical verification. However, if nothing extraordinary happens, it could be considered that there is a high percentage of indisputable cases due to the background and process. In this way, the list of the 26 players would be as follows:
David Ospina, Álvaro Montero, Camilo Vargas; Carlos Cuesta, Jhon Lucumí, Yerry Mina, Yerson Mosquera, Santiago Arias, Cristian Borja, Daniel Muñoz, Johan Mojica; Jefferson Lerma, Kevin Castaño, Juan Camilo Portilla, Richard Ríos, James Rodríguez, Juan Fernando Quintero, Jhon Arias, Jorge Carrascal, Ian Poveda, Yáser Asprilla; Luis Díaz, Luis Sinisterra, Jhon Córdoba, Mateo Cassierra and Rafael Santos Borré.
“Generally, their squads present a mix of experience and youth, with established players such as David Ospina, James Rodríguez and Juan Fernando Quintero, along with promising talents such as Kevin Castaño, Jhon Arias and Yáser Asprilla,” commented former Colombian scorer Arnoldo. Iguaran.
For his part, former coach Jorge Luis Pinto assures that the Argentine coach has always opted for a balanced group, with talent in all lines and with players who have responded to him. “He has already formed a base of trusted and proven players in recent months, but with the increase to 3 more places they are beginning to ask him to return some footballers or to give the opportunity to others, but at this point he must be very clear your group”.
The truth is that any decision he makes will leave many dissatisfied and only the result in the Copa América will prove him right or place him as the main person responsible for what happens there, for success or failure.
USA, ready for friendly against Colombia
The United States officially presented the squad list for the friendly they will play against Colombia before the start of the Copa América, of which they will be the hosts.
This will be the 21st matchup in history between the United States and Colombia and will take place on June 8 at Fedex Field, located in Landover, Maryland.
Among those called by that team, the presence of its greatest figure, Christian Pulisic, from Milan in Italy, stands out. Likewise, the call of footballers such as Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie and Tim Weah, who will also be in the Copa América, stands out.
2024-05-20 23:39:23
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