Complete list of those called up for the Colombian National Team for the Copa América:
Goalkeepers: Camilo Vargas, Álvaro Montero and David Ospina.
Defenses: Daniel Muñoz, Santiago Arias, Davinson Sánchez, Yerry Mina, Carlos Cuesta, Jhon Lucumí, Deiver Machado, Johan Mojíca.
Midfielders: Kevin Castaño, Matheus Uribe, Jefferson Lerma, Richard Ríos, Jorge Carrascal, James Rodríguez, Juan Fernando Quintero, Yaser Asprilla, Jorge Carrascal, Jhon Arias.
Fronts: Luis Díaz, Jhon Durán, Luis Sinisterra, Miguel Ángel Borja, Jhon Córdoba, Rafael Santos Borré.
It is worth noting that another of the big absences from the squad is Mateo Casierra, a forward who plays for Zenit and is the top scorer in the Russian league.
Falcao García talks about the future of the Copa América
Striker Radamel Falcao García believes that the Colombian team Yes, he can win the Copa América and he valued “consolidation” that the team has had under the technical direction of Argentine Néstor Lorenzo.
“As a team, (Colombia) has shown to have talent, the ability to turn around games and that has been seen in difficult moments. They have turned around scores on difficult fields and have important players in their clubs,” the striker from Colombia said on Tuesday. 38 years old at a press conference organized by Nike in Bogotá.
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The coffee team is part of Group D with Brazil, Paraguay and Costa Rica, in which the striker hopes that Colombia can “continue reflecting” the performance shown in the Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and in friendlies.
“In a championship of this type you can have a perfect group stage, but then you get up on the wrong foot and you can’t have a great game and you’re out. In this type of tournament you have to always be in good shape and it’s important to continue maintaining that hierarchy for to be able to reach the goal we want”, added the player who played for Rayo Vallecano this season.
Likewise, he valued the process led by the Argentine Lorenzo, as he believes that “special work has been done so that the players can be united”, there are clear objectives and goals, which “has been reflected in each of the games that has been”.
With information from Agencia EFE.
