The Colombian National Teamdirected by the Argentine coach, Nestor Lorenzowaits for Monday, June 24 to debut against Paraguay. It is worth noting that the national team makes up the group Dwhere you will also see the faces with Brazil and Costa Rica.
Without many doubts in his structure for the first match, Néstor Lorenzo seems to already have everything defined for said match, and with an initial roster that can give him results. Matheus Uribe He came out with discomfort in the friendly against the United States, and will not be in the contest. Instead, he will be Richard Rios. Furthermore, the Argentine will have to play with a striker and Jhon Jáder Durán I would have beaten a regular for Lorenzo, Rafael Santos Borré.
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This Wednesday, June 19, a photo appeared of the squad that they will use in their first match against Paraguay. With the positions on the field, they wrote the names of the starters, and in each position, another name below, demarcating who would be their main substitute for the continental competition.
Precisely, despite the fact that, at club level, James David Rodriguez He has not added many minutes in 2024, he will always be the main creative midfielder for Néstor Lorenzo. There were doubts about who could take that position between James or, Juan Fernando Quintero. However, the name of the Racing midfielder came out under the Sao Paulo man.
The decision to line up James Rodríguez supports what was seen in the FIFA datewhere the Argentine strategist opted for the former Real Madrid alongside Jhon Arias and Luis Díaz. In fact, in the last match when they faced their counterpart from Bolivia, Juan Fernando Quintero, the main substitute in that position, did not add any minutes.
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There were doubts regarding who could take that position, given that Juan Fernando Quintero made it difficult for Néstor Lorenzo against the United States, by providing two assists in a matter of 15 minutes. However, for the Argentine there was only James in his head to be the undisputed starter.
COLOMBIA PAYROLL, ACCORDING TO THE FCF PHOTO
Camilo Vargas; Daniel Muñoz, Dávinson Sánchez, Jhon Jáner Lucumí, Johan Mojica; Jefferson Lerma; Richard Ríos, Jhon Arias; James Rodríguez, Luis Díaz and Jhon Jader Durán.
