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The Colombian National Team is on alert. This week the tie starts, on Friday against Venezuela, and coach Carlos Queiroz already has the first headaches due to the absences that have been presented to him in his call, those of Yairo Moreno, Matheus Uribe and Luis Díaz. But the greatest concern is the risk of losing two of his fixed men, the goalkeeper. David ospina and the steering wheel Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, with difficulties to leave Italy due to covid-19 infections in their clubs, although the issue of Cuadrado could have been unlocked.
The National Team will begin to meet this Monday when the charter flight with the bulk of the team is expected. There is little time to prepare for the first game against Venezuela, and many problems. On Friday the first bad news was given, the injury in the Mexican league of the midfielder Yairo Moreno, which forced Queiroz to summon Santiago Arias, the right back.
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And this Sunday the casualties of Matheus Uribe and Luis Díaz, from Porto, who must remain in Portugal for having interacted with people who tested positive for COVID-19. The protocols are clear in these cases, so the players must fulfill a period of isolation. In replacement of Uribe, Víctor was cited Cantillo, player for Corinthians from Brazil. For Diaz comes forward Jhon Córdoba, from Hertha Berlin.
However, the alarm for the National Team is on on the other hand, for Italy, with the difficulty that the players have Cuadrado, from Juventus, and Ospina, from Naples, to travel to join the concentration, this due to the cases of coronavirus presented in their computers. In fact, these two teams could not meet on Sunday because Naples was not authorized to travel to Turin.
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In the case of Cuadrado, Argentine media reported last night that Juventus players had authorization to report to their respective teams but under their responsibility. Thus, the Colombian National Team midfielder could travel to join the national team, despite the fact that Juventus players were previously isolated this Saturday, in a procedure that does not prevent them from training or playing, but prohibits contacts with the outside world.
The prestigious Italian media ‘Gazzetta dello Sport’ assured that footballers will have to stay for four days in this isolation to carry out the new covid-19 tests, which would imply that Cuadrado would miss the game against Venezuela on Friday at least. His absence would mean a huge problem for Queiroz, who until now has kept Cuadrado as one of his men most fixed on his idea of the game.
Juan Guillermo Cuadrado is the great doubt that the coach has. Queiroz will decide whether to put him ono in the debut against Argentina.
Ospina A more complex situation happens, and although his absence has not been confirmed, everything indicates that he will not be able to travel; such as his teammates Fabián Ruiz (Spain) and Hirving Lozano (Mexico), who were discarded by their national teams. In this case, Queiroz would not call a replacement, since in his initial list he summoned four goalkeepers. Camilo Vargas, Álvaro Montero and Aldair Quintana remain.
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