Colombia needs to beat Peru to approach the objective of classifying the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada 2026.
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Full of doubts, the Colombian National Team, under the command of Nestor Lorenzo, will seek this Friday to scare ghosts on his way for the 2026 World Cup against a Peru that left him a deep scar by leaving him out of the last World Cup event, that of Catar 2022.
Without its star Luis Díaz, suspended by accumulation of yellow cards, and with other casualties in the attack due to injuries such as the cases of Jhon Córdoba and Rafael Santos Borré, the coffee growers will face a duel in Barranquilla that brings them bad memories.
The Incas won 1-0 in 2022 in the Metropolitan and snatched the box of the Catar World Cup to Colombia. Peru, ultimately, lost the playfulness against Australia, while Colombians had to endure the pain of running out of the first World Cup and the last of their top scorer, Radamel Falcao García.
Since that time, the tricolor arrives with serious concerns to the duel, which will begin at 3:30 pm after losing the final of the Copa América against Argentina in mid -2024, the national team fell in the table of the qualifiers. Of the last 18 points he played he got just four.
Lorenzo's payroll to face Peru
In the arc there were doubts regarding the presence of Camilo Vargas, owner of the tricolor arch since 2023, since he had undergone surgery in the meniscus of his knee in May. Although Bogota was intervened just over two weeks ago, it recovered just in time to be part of the call.
In the defense are the majority of the headlines, with Daniel Muñoz for the right wing, more Dávinson Sánchez and Jhon Lucumí as central. On the left, Mojica's injury caused Cristian Borja's presence among the initialists to charge strength and allowed the return of Déiver Machado to the tricolor.
Half of the court will be guarded by Jéfferson Lerma, Richard Ríos and Kevin Castaño, common in this World Cup process. Among the variants is Gustavo Puerta, whom Lorenzo preferred on another player who had been calling as Juan Camilo Portilla.
James Rodríguez, captain of the tricolor, will lead the country combined in these two commitments. After Quintero's injury he ran out of a natural replacement. Jorge Carrascal, Jaminton Campaz and Yáaser Asprilla are not classic shipowners, but they can also help in creation.
Luis Díaz will be a sensitive leave for the duel against Peru, because for accumulating yellow cards he will not be able to be part of this match. It is likely that in place you see Minutes Marino Hnestroza, who after being the protagonist in Atlético Nacional seeks to add his first minutes with the selection.
The Verlaga end will join Jhon Arias, another of Lorenzo's trusted men, and Jhon Jáder Durán in the tricolor offensive trident. They fall on the hope of being one of the most forceful attacks of the tie and replenishing the course.
Possible Alignments of Colombia and Peru
Colombia: Camilo Vargas; Daniel Muñoz, Dávinson Sánchez, Jhon Lucumí and Cristian Borja; Jefferson Lerma, Richard Ríos and James Rodríguez (Captain); Jhon Arias, Jhon Durán and Marino Hnestroza. DT: Néstor Lorenzo.
Peru: Pedro Gallese; Luis Advíncula, Carlos Zambrano, Luis Abram and Marcos López; Renato Tapia, Pedro Aquino and Sergio Peña; Andy Polo, Paolo Guerrero (Captain) and Bryan Reyna. DT: Óscar Ibáñez.
Arbitrator: Wilton Sampaio
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