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With the arrival of Víctor Cantillo to the national territory, finally, Carlos Queiroz has his complete team in Barranquilla, and is ready to direct the first elimination match with the Colombian National Team.
This Friday, the national team will face Venezuela at the Metropolitan Stadium of Barranquilla, a tough rival, which, with the passing of the years and the matches, has become a true classic. Then, the second day will be against Chile, in a match that will be played next Tuesday in Santiago.
For this double date, and after several days with news and casualties, Queiroz already has at his disposal the 25 players with whom he will begin the road to the Qatar World Cup 2022.
David Ospina, Yairo Moreno, Luis Díaz and Matheus Uribe are the casualties that the Colombia National Team has, after the original list of summoned was released, and that is why the Portuguese strategist called five new players as replacement for those mentioned above, prior to the start of the qualifying games.
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David Ospina: the Napoli goalkeeper was not authorized to travel to the country (or elsewhere), after cases of covid-19 were registered after the game against Genoa. The club went into total lockdown and was unable to travel.
Yairo Moreno: the midfielder presented a muscle injury in the last game played by his León team, which will leave him out of the field for about four weeks.
Matheus Uribe: the Porto midfielder had to comply with mandatory isolation, after being in contact with a person infected with the virus.
Luis Díaz: Like Uribe, the guajiro must comply with the mandatory quarantine in Portugal and could not travel.
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Éder Chaux: the goalkeeper of América de Cali was called by Queiroz to make up for the loss of David Ospina.
Santiago Arias: the Bayern Leverkusen side was chosen to replace Yairo Moreno, after confirming the seriousness of his injury.
Víctor Cantillo: The midfielder was the last to join the squad after a long journey. He will replace Matheus Uribe.
Jhon Córdoba: Hertha Berlin forward was called up to replace Luis Díaz.
Gabriel Fuentes: Junior’s left back was the last player called by Carlos Queiroz to make up the squad of the Colombian National Team on the first two qualifying dates.
List of 25 players called up
Goalkeepers: Álvaro Montero, Camilo Vargas, Aldair Quintana and Éder Chaux.
Defenses: Santiago Arias, Stefan Medina, Yerry Mina, Dávinson Sánchez, Jeison Murillo, Jhon Lucumí, Frank Fabra, Johan Mojica and Gabriel Fuentes.
Frills: Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, Jorman Campuzano, Víctor Cantillo, Wilmar Barrios, Jéfferson Lerma and Steven Alzate.
Forwards: Falcao García, James Rodríguez, Duván Zapata, Luis Muriel, Alfredo Morelos and Jhon Córdoba.
