The curious case of Cortés: two key games in almost 24 hours



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Brayan Cortés lives one of the most special days of his career. The goalkeeper started with La Roja in qualifying for the first time, and today he will play with Colo Colo in the National Tournament. The match against Colombia is not yet 24 hours old, the former Iquique is now ready to defend his club against Unión Española. Cortés is the protagonist of a particular case. Reinaldo Rueda opted for him, and Gustavo Quinteros gives him a strong backing in Macul.

During the morning of Tuesday, the ANFP published a medical report: Gabriel Arias, the national team’s goalkeeper in the absence of Claudio Bravo, had suffered a tear. The coach of La Roja had two options to replace him: Brayan Cortés or Omar Carabalí. Rueda played it with the former, who was an active protagonist against Colombia: the Colo Colo goalkeeper responded with a couple of saves and became a leader of the defense. His performance was appreciated.

The biggest support came just this Wednesday. Gustavo Quinteros called him up for the match for the National Tournament, and he quickly confirmed it in the starting lineup. The new coach of Colo Colo left Miguel Pinto on the bench, who made a mistake in Coquimbo’s second goal last Friday. “In my position, mistakes pay dearly,” wrote the former O’Higgins on his Instagram. And he was right. Quinteros demonstrates this today with a firm support for Cortés, the national team’s goalkeeper.

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