The present of Miguel Borja He is the best of the forwards called up by Néstor Lorenzo in the preliminary list of Colombia selection for the Copa América.
The attacker is having an outstanding season at River Plate, becoming the team’s top scorer with 22 scoresof which 13 were scored in the Professional League Cup, three in the LPF Tournament, one more in the 32nd finals of the Argentine Cup and the remaining five in the Conmebol Libertadores.
The good campaign influenced the 31-year-old forward to be called by the coach of the Tricolor team. Borja had not been part of Colombia for a little more than two years, after the Qatar 2022 World Cup Qualifiers.
Now, the forward will have to fight for a place in the starting team with Jhon Córdoba and Rafael Borré. Among the three he would be at center forward for the next matches and possibly for the Copa América.
The last to be a first baseman was the striker for Krasnodar of Russia, Córdoba, playing the game against Romania. The forward scored the first goal in the 3-2 win.
The 31-year-old footballer had a great season at Krasnodar, being the team’s top scorer with 15 goals in the Russian League, playing 2,419 minutes in 27 games, all of them as a starter.
Córdoba also has two matches with the Colombian National Team in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, both coming from the substitute bench to replace Rafa Borré in the victories against Brazil and Paraguay.
Precisely, Borré has been Néstor Lorenzo’s starting center forward in the qualifying matches. He was present in the last two games against Brazil and Paraguay and scored the winning goal against the Guaraníes.
In the last friendly matches he was not considered by the Argentine coach to be a starter, being replaced in the duel against Spain by Mateo Cassierra and in the clash against Romania by Jhon Córdoba.
The reasons for this decision may be related to the few minutes that Borré was having both in Germany and in his new club Inter de Porto Alegre.
This was the reason for his departure and now he is a starter in the Brazilian team, getting back into the rhythm of competition. The 28-year-old attacker has five games and one goal in the Brazilian Championship and four games and two goals in the Conmebol Sudamericana.
In this way, the three forwards arrived at the Colombian National Team at a high level and the last decision will be made by coach Néstor Lorenzo, who should be the starting man in the matches against the United States and Bolivia. The Barranquillero has an advantage due to his work footprint in the cycle with his reliability to pressure and collective collaboration.
