Is Jhon Lucumí out for Colombia? Here’s what we know

Néstor Lorenzo will have to work to make up for the defender’s absence.

Colombia will have its second outing in the 2024 Copa América against Costa Rica and after the 2-1 victory against Paraguay in the debut, those led by coach Néstor Lorenzo will look for another three points that will allow them to qualify for the next phase.

However, in the head of Nestor Lorenzo There is another concern and it is J’s injuryhon Lucumi, who had to come off against Paraguay after 26 minutes and although it didn’t seem that serious, the Argentine coach would have to look for changes in the defensive zone, since he would not have been able to recover for the match against Costa Rica and is a total unknown against Brazil.

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Given this Lucumí situation, Lorenzo assured in a press conference prior to the game against Costa Rica that they continue to evaluate him and stated again that it is nothing serious, but did not confirm his presence, although he did not rule him out for the following games either.

“Jhon Lucumí is in the process of recovery and has a small injury that is not very serious”was the message from Néstor Lorenzo.

Although the Colombian coach did not give many details about Lucumí, Caracol Radio journalist, Sebastián Vargas, gave his version and stated that the defender will not play in the group stage anymore and everything will depend on his evolution, so he could reappear in quarterfinals, in case Colombia qualifies.

In this way, Néstor Lorenzo will have to work to find a replacement in case he does not have Jhon Lucumí against Costa Rica and Brazil, although everything seems to indicate that Yerry Mina will continue to be the chosen one, in addition, he already paired up with Davinson Sánchez in the debut, so the Cagliari player would remain, at least for the duel against the Ticos.