Bogotá, Oct 7 (EFE).- The Colombian team lost full-back Daniel Muñoz, from Crystal Palace, for the matches against Bolivia and Chile due to a muscle injury he suffered in the weekend’s Premier League match against Liverpool, which his team lost 0-1.
The Colombian Football Federation (FCF) indicated that the 28-year-old defender “will not be able to join the concentration for the matches on dates 9 and 10 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, due to a muscle injury that prevents him from being at his one hundred percent to face the games in question.
Muñoz, one of the main figures of the coffee team, was replaced in the squad by Andrés Felipe Román, an Atlético Nacional winger who scored a double last weekend with which his team beat Deportivo Pasto 1-2 in the league Colombian.
To make up for his absence, Lorenzo also has the experienced Santiago Arias in the squad, a former Atlético de Madrid player who currently plays for Brazilian club Bahía.
In addition, coach Néstor Lorenzo will have to deal with the losses of injured centre-backs Carlos Cuesta (Genk-BEL) and Yerson Mosquera (Wolvehampton-GBR) and striker Rafael Borré (Internacional-BRA).
Striker Jhon Jader Durán, from Aston Villa, was included in the squad list, but will not be able to play the match with La Verde due to an accumulation of yellow cards.
Colombia is concentrated in Cochabamba until October 10, the day it will arrive in El Alto to face Bolivia and then travel to Barranquilla where it will play at home against Chile on Tuesday of next week.
Those led by Lorenzo occupy the second place in the tie with 16 points after 8 days and come from beating Argentina 2-1, world and Copa América champions. EFE
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