2023-10-08 04:51:04
Leonardo Castro, scorer for Millonarios, and Juan David Mosquera, right back for the Portland Timbers of the MLS, were called up by Néstor Lorenzo to the Colombian National Team at the last minute, following injuries to Diego Valoyes and Stefan Medina.
“The coaching staff of the Colombia Senior National Team wishes to communicate that the players Diego Valoyes of FC Juárez and Stefan Medina of CF Monterrey will not be able to comply with the call made by the technical director Néstor Lorenzo for the matches corresponding to dates 3 and 4 of the Conmebol Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup″, the Colombian Football Federation reported in a statement.
And he added regarding his replacements: “The new players who will make up the group of footballers will be: Juan David Mosquera from the Portland Timbers and Leonardo Castro from Millonarios FC, who will be arriving at the concentration in Barranquilla as soon as possible.”
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Castro and Mosquera would be arriving this Sunday at the National Team’s concentration, where for now they are Álvaro Montero, also from Millonarios, Fran Fabra, from Boca Juniors, and Matheus Uribe, from Al-Sadd of Qatar.
What happened to Valoyes and Stefan Medina?
Diego Valoyes and Stefan Medina faced each other this Saturday in the duel between Monterrey and Juárez, for the 12th day of Mexican soccer, with such bad fortune that both ended up leaving the field early due to injury.
Valoyes retired following 24 minutes following a strong tackle and his coach, Diego Mejía, assured following the match that it was a muscle discomfort; Meanwhile, Medina left the field 59 minutes into the game and his coach, Roberto Ortiz, commented that it was due to an Achilles tendon injury.
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