Vargas: from Chile to Atlético, Barranquilla-Castelão connection Image: Rodrigo ARANGUA / AFP
Kuscevic received his third yellow card and would have been absent for Fortaleza against Atlético anyway. But yesterday he played 90 minutes in Chile’s defeat to Colombia, in Barranquilla. Kervin Andrade, in Venezuela, is also missing for the Tricolor de Aço. In the same game, Alan Franco, Junior Alonso and Vargas were on the field for Chile on Tuesday afternoon and should not be in the starting lineup for Atlético, at Castelão.
Data FIFA is over, but the games should only take place again at the weekend. Is it boring? Bad luck! Teams cannot play without players due to a call-up, as FIFA has determined since 1994, when it created exclusive dates for national teams.
São Paulo will welcome back Bobadilla, who played 25 minutes, Ferraresi, 88 minutes for Venezuela, Jamal Lewis, who was on the bench the entire time for Northern Ireland against Bulgaria, but has a long trip between Belfast and Guarulhos. Vasco will host Puma Rodriguez, Marcelo Bielsa’s reserve in Uruguay x Ecuador.
