The last game that Juan Guillermo Cuadrado played with the Colombian team was in September 2023 against Venezuela on the first qualifying date for the 2026 World Cup.
Photo: EFE – Mauricio Dueñas Castañeda
The Colombian team arrives with many expectations at this Copa América 2024, to surpass the third place achieved in the last edition and win the tournament again as it did in 2001. To achieve this goal, the tricolor will not have one of its greatest stars for this tournament, Juan Guillermo Cuadrado. The Inter Milan midfielder is the second most capped player for the Colombian national team, behind goalkeeper David Ospina.
Many were surprised when Argentine technical director Néstor Lorenzo did not include the former Juventus player in his list of 26 players to compete in the Copa América. The reason why Juan Guillermo Cuadrado will not be with the Colombian team is because he suffered an Achilles tendon injury at the end of 2023 that left him out of the 23/24 season with Inter Milan. Although the team managed to win Serie A, the midfielder only made 12 appearances.
After being left out of the squad, the 36-year-old player published a message on his social networks: “It was not the expected season. But this profession has these things and you have to assume them with maturity. I am learning to see the good in the midst of difficulties, pain is also part of life and if we face it with the right attitude it helps us grow. “I have a lot of expectations for what is coming, I still have a lot to give.”
Calendar of the Colombian team in the Copa América 2024
Those led by Néstor Lorenzo arrive with 23 undefeated games, 20 under the command of the Argentine, and will seek to extend their record. Colombia’s participation in the 2024 Copa América begins this Monday, June 24, in the duel it will have against Paraguay, a rival that promises to be a good first test for the tricolor.
Colombia vs. Paraguay
Date: Monday June 24
Hour: 5:00 pm (Colombian time)
Stadium: NGR Stadium (Houston, Texas)
Colombia vs. Costa Rica
Date: Friday June 28
Hour: 5:00 pm (Colombian time)
Stadium: State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona)
Brazil vs. Colombia
Date: Tuesday July 2
Hour: 8:00 pm (Colombian time)
Stadium: Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, California)
