César Torres confesses: Neiser Villarreal “called him crying” to resign from the National Team

After the triumph of Colombia about Spain in the quarterfinals in the Chile Under 20 World Cup 2025coach César Torres referred to the personal moment he went through Neiser Villarreal in Millionaires and surprised with a revelation about what happened after the recent controversy that involved the player for wearing an América de Cali shirt.

The coach spoke in a mixed zone and He took advantage of the victory to give context to the emotional state of the scorer and explain the background of his reaction at the celebration.

“When the thing about the América de Cali shirt happened, he wrote to me crying and he told me that I didn’t deserve to go to the Colombian National Team, that I didn’t want to come. I was very frustrated. I called him several times and told him that he was the National Team’s scorer, a right that no one can take away from him, and that he should recover, that the National Team was waiting for him with open arms.

That’s why they are his tears, because behind the player there is a human being who feels and suffers. And when he put on the shirt, he put it on for Kener González and Cavadia, out of solidarity with them, not to challenge the Millonarios fans.”

Other statements from the Colombian coach

The value of those behind the success of the National Team

“This is about playing and helping to get the results, the victory belongs to everyone, the players, the staff, the physical trainer, the field assistants, the video analyst, the press officer, the president, the psychologist, the props, the kinesiologists, the physiotherapists, the doctors, and with all the strength that Colombia did for us to win, dedicated to everyone because this country deserves it”

Gratitude towards Talca, host of the Colombian dream in Chile

“We are leaving undefeated, a great city, a nice memory, we were undefeated and in the history of Talca, a Colombian National Team once passed and left a good image, all that competed, won three games and tied two”

Analysis of the match against Spain

“The boys do their best and God does the impossible, a very brave game, Spain a great rival, we suffered a lot, but we managed to rebuild the team, the changes very well, we stopped the game and won it, I don’t know if with justice, but we won it and the team little by little found itself on the field”