Colombia: Absences, surprises and news in the 26 called up of Néstor Lorenzo

Nestor Lorenzo confirmed his list 26 summoned for the friendlies that the Colombian National Team will have against Croatia and France. He maintained the base, he did not choose to try new names but Some absences did stand out who were in previous calls.

The Tricolor will travel to orlando to concentrate for these games and will be there from the 21 to 26date that will mark the first friendly, against Croatia. He 29will close this stage of preparation against Francewhich will have all its stars present.

Are there any surprises? Lorenzo held the base

The coach called 26 ‘acquaintances’, who already had a call. There will be no debutants, something that is usually striking, since Lorenzo used to summon someone new to try it out.

A few months before the World Cup, the Argentine coach seems to have closed his list of possibilities for the biggest soccer event, which will host Mexico-Canada-United States.

Carlos Andrés Gómez and the great opportunity to convince Lorenzo

It is not a surprise, since it was in previous calls, but Carlos Andres Gomez He will be faced with the great possibility of convincing Néstor Lorenzo that he can be a real option.

Yes, he was in the November call, but surprisingly he didn’t add minutes in the double of matches from which Lorenzo emerged undefeated with a draw against Canada and a victory over New Zealand.

Gómez has the positive memory of having scored against Uruguay on the November 2024 Qualifiers date. He came on from the bench and scored the agonizing 2-2 to unleash a joy that was short-lived, as the Charrúas ended up winning 3-2 in the last action of the match.

His level at Vasco da Gama could not go unnoticed. He became a lethal card on offense and is experiencing his best moment in a very competitive league like the Brazilian one, sharing with other compatriots like Marino HinestrozaIt costs and Johan Rojas.

The most notable absences from Lorenzo’s squad list

Although there are no new surnames among the Argentine coach’s list, there are players who did not appear and who were recurring.

Among them, for example, Yerry Mina. The center back, who is playing for Cagliari in Italy, was not called up and will have to fight for a place to go to the World Cup. The center back area is very crowded and the competition is intense in the position, with Sánchez and Lucumí with the duo that would be chosen to start the tournament.

Yaser will not appear either Asprillawho recently moved teams and plays for Galatasaray in search of minutes. Another case was also that of Cucho Hernandezwho scored a good goal in the Europa League the same day the call was announced.

What other players could have been there? Juan PortholeNelson Deossa and Carlos Coststo mention other surnames. Kevin SernaFluminense winger, was another name that was left out.

From the FPC, the only one present is David Ospina. Kevin Wed He is still recovering after his injury in Mexico and hopes to return soon, so his presence on the final roster is an unknown.