Injured Falcao and James missing for Colombia friendlies vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
Colombia will be without star duo James Rodriguez and Radamel Falcao for next month’s friendlies against Brazil and Venezuela, coach Carlos Queiroz announced on Tuesday.
Falcao, his country’s record goalscorer, has an ankle injury while Rodriguez, who is third on that all-time list, was injured in Real Madrid’s 1-1 draw with Real Valladolid at the weekend. “We’re going to play against the Copa America champions, the number two team in the rankings and it’s a fantastic opportunity to see where we are,” said Queiroz, the former Real Madrid coach and assistant to Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.READ ALSO:Colombia play Brazil on September 6 in Miami before facing Venezuela in Tampa four days later.
Colombia have won six of their eight matches since Portuguese Queiroz took over at the beginning of the year.Defenders: Stefan Medina , Luis Manuel Orejuela , Wiliam Tesillo , Cristian Borja , Davinson Sanchez , Yerry Mina , Oscar Murillo , Jhon Lucumi
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