In Fort Lauderdale, United States, the Colombia selection will be measured this Sunday, January 16, against its counterpart from Honduras in a preparation game for what will be their participation in the Qualifying duels next against Peru and Argentina.
will be a key opportunity for the Tricolor to meet again with the goal and in the process get a victory that will help take pressure off given what their latest results have been. Those led by Reinaldo Rueda accumulate five games without winningbut more worrying still, without knowing what it is to score a single goal.
The last five results of Colombiaall in Qualifying matches, have as balance four draws (Uruguay, Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay) and one defeat (Brazil). The last time the Colombian team scored and won, was against Chile in September of the previous year, that day the Tricolor managed to win 3-1 in Barranquilla with two goals from Miguel Ángel Borja and one from Luis Díaz.
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Precisely Borja will be one of Rueda’s strongest cards to face Hondurasthe attacker, as well as midfielder Juan Fernando Quinteroare initially the two players who are expected to be accompanying the main team that will play the games against Peruvians and Argentines for the qualifiers.
It will be a good test for the Colombian National Team, since Honduras will be in charge, led by an old acquaintance who knows perfectly the plans of Reinaldo and his men. This is Hernán Darío Bolillo Gómez who is well known for his tactical work and the defensive order of his teams.
Both coaches spoke to the press before the game and praised each other.
Rueda highlighted the trajectory of Bolillo: “Honduras will be a demanding rival, it is in another process, in another transition. Professor Hernán Darío has been there for a few months, he has a balanced payroll. They play good football, it will be a good evaluation (…) There are no mysteries in this matter of football at the national team level. Profe Hernán Darío has a lot of experience, he is the most successful Colombian coach with five world championships which is not easy to achieve”.
In turn, Gómez also highlighted the virtues of Rueda’s Colombia: “Colombian soccer is good, they have a large team, with hierarchy. I don’t see why they wouldn’t go to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar (…) Colombia comes with an experienced team and with players who have added matches at the international level (…) I see Reinaldo well positioned, his choices are good and there is balance, so at In the end things have to work out despite the difficulties because they are all good”.
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Colombia: Novoa, Román, Llinás, Mera, Angulo, Vega, Giraldo, Chará, Quintero, Preciado and Borja.
Honduras: López, Figueroa, Maldonado, Elvir, Flores, Arriaga, Delgado, Rodríguez, Álvarez, López and Hernández.