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Several talented and good players They were left out of the call for the Colombian National Team for the two friendly matches and later the Copa América of the national team.
One of them was Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Gustavo Puerta, 20 years old.who in conversation with this medium told several details about his career and why perhaps he did not have the call from Néstor Lorenzo to wear the Tricolor.
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First time champion with Bayer
The player, who stood out in the last South American 2023 with the Colombia Under 20 National Team as captain, has just won the national double with Bayer Leverkusen (League and Cup) and lost the Europa League final. So he assured that “he is having one of the best moments of his career.”
“I am living one of the best moments of my life.”“Being champion in Germany for the first time with Bayer in the Bundesliga is something very nice and important for my life and football career, so I want to continue doing things well, working to get more titles,” said the player.
Tour and absence in the Colombian National Team
Puerta was born in football terms in Bogotá FC of the second division of Colombian football. Then, on January 27, 2023, he was announced as a new player for Leverkusen, who loaned him to Nuremberg (Germany’s second division) until June 2024.
However, on June 6, 2023, The coach of the German team, Xabi Alonso, asked for the player’s return for Bayer’s first team, so he only spent almost 5 months on loan with the other team.
Although he returned, throughout this season The young Colombian player only had action in 10 games with the Spanish team. Reason why, according to him, he was suddenly not taken into account now by the strategist of the Colombian National Team, the 58-year-old Argentine, Néstor Lorenzo.
“Unfortunately, I couldn’t be there on this occasion, I didn’t have many minutes, but I know that I am a player that with work and discipline I can be there. I have already been to previous calls. Now I hope to add more minutes and be able to be in the World Cup Qualifiers. I will continue working, doing things well, to take advantage of the opportunities,” said the midfielder from Valle del Cauca.
Despite his absence, The Colombian player stated that Colombia “has been doing things well”so he will always be supporting them with the best energy and the idea that they can win the Cup for the country.
“We have an excellent selection and team, we have been doing things very well. They are going to do a good job and I am going to be supporting them, giving them the best energy from here. Let’s hope they bring the Cup, which is what we all want most,” Puerta said.
What’s next in the future
Gustavo, barely 20 years old, is one of the Colombian players with projection in international soccer. He is a player who is characterized by his mental speed when playing and clarity in his passes. Just as he demonstrated in that South American game in which he shone.
After having spent a “360 degree turn when changing Bogotá for Germany”, believes that he has managed to adapt to German football quickly. According to him, The first year is the most “complicated” because he misses “family, food and other things”, but he has a plus.
“It was very important to reach a league that joins me because of the qualities I have as a player”concluded Gustavo, who also said that in the future he would like to be directed by technicians like Guardiola or Klopp.
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Throughout his professional career, Gustavo Puerta has a total of 41 games, with 3 goals, 2 assists.
