Today, Thursday, October 10, Bolivia will try to add its third consecutive victory in the 2026 South American Qualifiers, when it receives Colombia at the Municipal De El Alto stadium for matchday 9. The ‘altiplanicos’ are in good shape, but in front they will have a ‘coffee’ team with a chance of placing themselves in first place in the table, if Argentina fails to beat them to Venezuela for a visit.
The team of Nestor Lorenzo It is going through a great moment, it is the only team that is undefeated in the competition: it does not know what it is to lose until now. The triumph he celebrated against the ‘albicelestes’ It shortened the difference they have and now it is only two points away. Therefore, this day is crucial for Colombians because they will be able to secure their ticket to the World Cup Canada, United States and Mexico 2026.
The coach knows that he will not only face the power of the ‘verde’ but also the altitude, which is why he decided to train for a few days in Cochabamba, a venue that has an altitude of 2,400 meters. This is because he does not want the 4,000 meters that El Alto has to shock his pupils.
That decision was somewhat controversial since the Oscar Villegas questioned the determination of Lorenzo and he assured that he does not believe that it will be of much use to him to work in the Bolivian city because there is a large difference in height meters. And it was not the only thing that opened debate, the Colombian coach denounced that there were spies in the work he carried out last Wednesday, October 9, one day before the duel.
“There is no magic recipe, one looks for variants that try to appease the effects of altitude. We are doing everything possible from the physical, medical and tactical areas to play an intelligent game. It’s unfortunate that they sent you to spy, I don’t know where it came from or who it was. We identify him, we have photos and we will report the case where appropriate. “One wants to train with the discretion and intimacy that one deserves, but we have the person photographed and we will see how we proceed in the next few hours,” said the Colombian strategist at a press conference.
The clash between ‘verde’ and the ‘coffee growers’ It will take place today, Thursday, October 10, at the El Alto Municipal Stadium in La Paz. The agreed time is 3:00 p.m. for Peru, Colombia, Ecuador; while in Bolivia, Venezuela, Paraguay It will start at 4:00 p.m. and in Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Brazil It will start at 5:00 p.m.
The match in El Alto will be televised on the open signal of Latin Television through channels 2 and 702 in high definition. Also through the Movistar Play streaming platform, which is completely free for all its subscribers. In addition, by cable it will be through Movistar Eventschannel 514 and 801 in HD.
For the Bolivian territory, the mourning will be transmitted Tigo Sports and FBF Playwhile on Colombian soil it will pass through RCN Deportes, Gol Caracol, RCN TV.
– Bolivia: Guillermo Viscarra; Diego Medina, Luis Haquin, Marcelo Suárez; Héctor Cuéllar, Robson Matheus, Lucas Chávez, Roberto Fernández; Henry Vaca, Carmelo Algarañaz and Ramiro Vaca. DT: Oscar Villegas.
-Colombia: Camilo Vargas; Santiago Arias, Davinson Sánchez, Jhon Lucumí, Johan Mojica; Richard Ríos, Jefferson Lerma; Luis Díaz, James Rodríguez, Jhon Arias and Jhon Córdoba. DT: Nestor Lorenzo.