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The last years of José Pékerman in the Colombia National Team They were strongly questioned by the ways of working with the national cast and especially by their calls, where several prominent players were left out and many complaints came to the Argentine helmsman.
The 2018 World Cup in Russia marked Pékerman’s path, especially for his call of 23 players where he left out names like Duván Zapata and they reproached him for the presence of some footballers who were not in their best physical condition.
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Duván Zapata himself explained why he was not called to the World Cup in Russia: “Unfortunately, when I was finishing the season in Sampdoria (Italy) I had a muscle problem, but just recently I was able to return for those games and then Serie A ended,” he said in dialogue with ESPN.
“The call came and unfortunately I had to be outside, but I had already recovered from the injury ”, clarified the Colombian striker, who was one of the great absences in that World Cup event.
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On the other hand, the Colombian was calm in Italy and Atalanta Despite the crisis that the world of football is experiencing due to the coronavirus pandemic and recalled the elimination against Chile in the 2019 Copa América, where he clarified that he was not in the penalty shootout because as determined in training he was the sixth player in kicking.
