Their normal replacement Oscar Murillo suffers the same fate and is absent due to injury.Īgainst Brazil, it seems Rueda will start with Davinson Sánchez, who only lost his spot in the starting line up to Cuesta in October and possibly Jhon Janer Lucumí or William Tesillo next to him.Īpart from the three centre backs, the other key players who’ll be missing out are Mateus Uribe and Radamel Falcao. However, both Yerry Mina and Carlos Cuesta, who formed the centre of defence in those games, will have to miss this match due to injury. Defence has been Colombia’s forte in the last few matches – Los Cafeteros didn’t concede a single goal in the three previous matches. But it won’t be easy for the cafeteros as several of their main players are out for this international window. It remains to be seen whether Colombia will be able to pull off a stunt in São Paulo. The kick-off for Colombia vs Paraguay is this Tuesday, November 16 at 6 pm in Barranquilla. But it’s still a great opportunity to get some much-needed points and hopefully a few goals. With several players injured and suspended, it won’t be an easy game. But it would seriously complicate Colombia’s aspirations to go to the World Cup in Qatar. Plus, after several years with Junior in Barranquilla, the striker knows the Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez stadium through and through.Ī bad result against Paraguay wouldn’t see Colombia eliminated. Borja scored twice in the last home game he took part in against Chile. Miguel Borja is expected to start in the centre of attack in favour of Duván Zapata. His fitness is far from his best years, but with his creativity, he could prove a vital solution for the lack of goals in the past matches. But the biggest question is, will James Rodríguez play from kick-off? The iconic number ten had only played four games in six months before his fifteen minutes against Brazil last week. Against a weaker Paraguayan side, Rueda could opt for more football from the back with Victor Cantillo. Wilmar Barrios, arguably Colombia’s most important player in this qualifying cycle, shares Mojica’s fate and is suspended. On the midfield, Rueda faces another problem. Yairo Moreno, who played as central midfielder against Brazil, showed in September against Chile he is a great option for the left back position.
However, there is no doubt about the replacement. The left back picked up a yellow card against Brazil and is suspended.
It won’t get any easier for this game as Johan Mojica has joined the list of unavailable defenders. Davinson Sánchez and William Tesillo’s strong defence against Brazil showed that manager Reinaldo Rueda is capable of making his defence work, even when he’s down several injured players.
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