With a more challenging match, in physical terms, that the Colombian National Team will have in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, Néstor Lorenzo is considering his options.
The rival is Bolivia, which not only threatens because of its good streak but also, especially, because of the enormous difficulty of playing at 4,150m of altitude. Nothing like it has been seen or will be seen on the road to the next World Cup.
The forecasts have been made since the call, linking players who live and compete at altitude, as is the case of the three goalkeepers and field players such as Nelson Deossa or Andrés Román. But there are difficulties along the way that cannot be ignored.
Permanent losses and players at risk
There are four players who were dropped from the call due to injury: Carlos Cuesta, Yerson Mosquera, Daniel Muñoz and Rafael Santos Borré. All regulars in Lorenzo’s calls. The case of the Wolverhampton player is the most serious as he suffered a very complex knee injury that will keep him on the sidelines for at least eight months. The others would be available again in a month after overcoming muscle problems.
But there is a fifth down that is very inconvenient but that everyone already had in their plans: Jhon Jáder Durán, the forward sensation of Aston Villa and the Premier League, accumulated yellow cards and will pay a suspension date precisely against Bolivia.
In addition, there is a match five days later in the demanding heat of Barranquilla against Chile and there you have to be careful and very precise to choose the starters in El Alto, as figures may fall for the following match.
Keep an eye on the list of players who arrive with a yellow card and could miss the next match:
Carlos Cuesta (injured)
Yerson Mosquera (injured)
Daniel Muñoz. (injured)
John Arias
Luis Diaz
John Cordoba
Luis Sinisterra
Camilo Vargas
The names are important and that is why there is a risk when it comes to defining the first basemen in El Alto: it is not a question of getting desperate and putting in a team without enough filming, but neither is it ‘burning’ the figures and taking them exhausted to Barranquilla 8 as expected. went to Venezuela); In the end, adding is the minimum against a rival against whom Colombia has not lost as a visitor for more than 20 years. Each pawn that moves will be definitive. The one who cannot fail is Lorenzo.
