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Finally, the call for the Colombian National Team was announced for the matches against Uruguay and Ecuador for Qualifying for Qatar 2022, on November 13 and 17. The last from South America to deliver the official list of cited for the qualifiers was the Colombian national team, because until the last minute decisions were made due to injuries and cases of covid-19 of some players, who finally could not be for the 3rd and 4th day.
Carlos Queiroz knew that the call was not going to be easy, due to the adversities that the national teams have had to face due to their international players. Thus, he blocked 42 players to build his team for these two games. And among the players who were under consideration, a name attracted attention and caused controversy: Sebastián Villa.
The Boca Juniors attacker is going through a judicial scandal in Argentina, due to the complaint by Daniela Cortés, his ex-partner, of aggression and gender violence. Immediately, society condemned the player, the xeneize club for keeping him in its ranks, and of course, in Colombia it caused a rash that he was even considered the Tricolor, setting a bad example for being a possible aggressor of women.
The scandal was so great that the Colombian Football Federation issued a statement clarifying that Villa was blocked and not officially summoned, showing annoyance because the player’s name was leaked.
In the final squad of 24 players, Sebastián Villa did not appear. It is not known whether it was a technical decision or to avoid social condemnation of the player and the National Team.
Bringing Villa was a risk, as there has been no court ruling on his situation. However, Carlos Queiroz was also aware that the winger had not had any minutes of competition, he even had not trained for a long time with the Boca first team, and that part must have weighed a lot when summoning him … or did he win what will they say ?
