James Rodríguez leads the Colombian National Team in its goal of winning the next Copa América in the United States. After the 3-0 victory over Bolivia in the last friendly prior to the debut with Paraguay, the captain spoke in a mixed zone about the rumors that link him with Boca Juniors, a team with which he supposedly had contacts in recent weeks. His continuity in Sao Paulo is unknown.
The midfielder, who played his 100th game with the National Team this Saturday, He denied that he had spoken with Juan Román Riquelme or with some Boca leader. He practically ruled out playing in Argentina next semester. He is not in his closest plans. With a resounding “no” he closed that door.
“No (…) I think it is not within my capabilities, it is not part of my project, There is still a long way to go for that. I want to play in the Cup, I want to live the day here and then think about it later,” commented James from Hartford, United States.
James will play in his fourth Copa América, he was already in the 2015, 2016 and 2019 editions. He did not compete in 2021 due to a technical decision by Reinaldo Rueda. The coach did not call him up on that occasion due to his physical condition and that ended in controversy after the player’s own statements. He denied being injured as stated by the coach.
Colombia will play its first Cup match next Monday, June 24 in Houston, Texas, against Paraguay. Then they will face Costa Rica and close group D facing Brazil.
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