There are ten days left for two final matches in the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers: Brazil vs Colombia (November 11) and Colombia vs Paraguay (16). The call is a matter of hours but the puzzle is not simple: injuries and inactivity, mainly, have the technician Reinaldo Rueda.
Those who do not play will not hurt the trips and the hustle and bustle of visits to Sao Paulo and Barranquilla. But for those who have physical problems, it all sounds like complications. And that is what the DT must overcome, knowing that he will take risks and will surely have to call men who are not in the pools.
Here’s the coach’s notebook, with the names of those with problems marked in red:
1. James Rodríguez
James is shaping up to be an almost certain return to Colombia selection, but the weekend did not suit him. And not only because of the expulsion, which deprives him of playing the 4 games he expected in Al-Rayyan, but because of the last medical part of his club: “James has a contusion in the tenth right rib, he needs a few days to heal”, said the club.
The good thing, James himself said in his social networks that he is fine, but that he actually suffered hard blows: “As you can see, his nose and jaw have suffered a bit in the blow. The rib took the worst part but nothing to worry about. . All this is part of our job. A few more days and I will be training again, “he said, a little calling coach Rueda to calm down.
2- Yerry Mina
The Everton defender has no minutes since his return from the last qualifying date to Qatar 2022. He arrived with problems “in the hamstring” and now he was left out of the last duel against Wolverhampton by what the same club called ” hamstring problems. “
The truth is that the Cauca is still on the sidelines and it is a complete mystery if he will reach a call, beyond the message of tranquility he wanted to give on his social networks.
3- Carlos Cuesta
The young defender of Belgium’s Genk is another of the players who returned to his club with physical problems and has not had minutes since the October team break. His diagnosis is a problem “in the hamstring” that has prevented him from being at the club’s orders, a situation that would have created great discomfort, according to the local press. This Sunday he was out in the local league and it is expected until Thursday to see him in the Europa League, against West Ham. Another case with more doubts than answers.
4. Stefan Medina
This weekend, one of the fixed sides of the Colombian National Team was beaten in Monterrey, when the 11th minute of the match against San Luis was barely played. Apparently it would be a muscle problem that would give him more than two weeks off. That would take them out of the plans. However, it will not be confirmed until you have an official medical report.
5- Matheus Uribe
The midfielder who is so much expected in the Colombia team could be a firm casualty of the Colombia team to face Brazil and Paraguay.
Uribe came out in the 54th minute of Porto’s last game against Boavista (4-1) and was seen walking with difficulty. The club reported that the midfielder has “muscular problems in the back of his right leg” and coach Sérgio Conceição limited himself to saying: “we will assess and understand the seriousness of Matheus’ injury.” There they are, for now.
6- Healthy but without minutes
The good news is that Miguel Borja, from Gremio do Brasil, and Dávinson Sánchez, from Tottenham, are healthy. However, neither of them had minutes on the weekend. The first due to suspension, due to the accumulation of yellow cards, and the second due to the decision of coach Nuno Espíritu Santo, who was fired in the last hours due to poor results. It will be necessary to see if that lack of filming affects the call or even the competition with the tricolor.
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