A new casualty for Colombia ahead of the match against Venezuela

In three days we will know if the Colombian national team will play the repechage to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Which is why, the coaching staff of the tricolor team, must be assembling their best team from now on to have the opportunity to play two games against the representative of Asia and thus win a place in the highest football event.

Since the end of the match against Bolivia last Thursday in Barranquilla, Vallecaucano technical director Reinaldo Rueda knew that a key player in his scheme will not be able to dispute the commitment against the Venezuelan national team, next Tuesday, March 29 in Puerto Ordaz. After collecting five yellows, Juventus's fielder Juan Guillermo Cuadrado will suffer the decisive match from the stands of the Cachamay stadium.

And in addition to this loss is that of the striker of the Scottish Rangers, Alfredo Morelos. The attacker born in Cereté (Córdoba), was disaffected from the call of the Colombian National Team. This was reported by the Colombian Football Federation: “After carrying out medical examinations for player Alfredo Morelos, a muscle injury was confirmed to his left thigh, which does not allow him to participate in the next match of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Qatar 2022. For this reason, the striker is called off to start his recovery work. We wish the player a good return to his club”, states the statement.

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It is worth noting, that Morelos was also not taken into account by the national strategist in the 3-0 victory against the Bolivian team, due to a muscle overload that this Saturday 26 was confirmed in injury. This news reached Scotland, where they immediately talked about the situation of the 'tricolor' attacker; Ally McCoist, Rangers historical, said that Morelos should be back in Europe by now.

“I read that it was an injury problem. Call me old-fashioned, but if that's the case, I'd have it on the first flight back to see and evaluate it. But I don't know how it works these days with international players, sometimes they can leave without permission, you know!” , he said in a chat with 'Football Scotland'.

Thus, Rueda and his coaching staff outline their starting team to get the three points against the team led by José Néstor Pékerman. Nationals are partially placed in the sixth box with 20 units, one from Peru that is currently fifth and would go to the repechage. Regarding the starting eleven of the last match, the national team would have two changes. One by obligation, that of Cuadrado and the other by technical decision. Miguel Ángel Borja, would replace Luis Fernando Muriel in the attack.

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On the bow would be Captain David Ospina. The defense would consist of Daniel Muñoz, Carlos Cuesta, William Tesillo and Frank Fabra. In the midfield, the national team would have three players: Gustavo Cuellar, James Rodríguez and Matheus Uribe, who would replace Cuadrado. Ahead, the strikers, those in charge of concluding the attacking play, would be: Luis Sinisterra, Luis Díaz and Miguel Ángel Borja.

It should be remembered that this match is agreed for 6:30pm (in Colombia), and that all matches on this date will be played simultaneously. Among them, the game between Peru and Paraguay in Lima. Because Colombia must win and hope that Peruvians will not do the same in their duel in order to dream of their third world cup in a row.

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