00:00What happened to Luis Díaz, Camilo Vargas, and Jefferson Lerma in the new call-up for the Colombian national team?
00:04Néstor Lorenzo announced his first list of players after the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
00:09In a press conference, he confirmed the 26 players called up who will be part of the national team for the next FIFA date.
00:14in which the tricolor will face Mexico, Paraguay and Peru,
00:17and that will mark the beginning of the process towards the 2028 Copa América and the 2030 World Cup,
00:22the restart of the Argentine coach's cycle.
00:24What are the main surprises of this call for applications?
00:27The new developments begin in goal. Aldair Quintana appears there.
00:30who is once again being considered in the selection process and will have another opportunity to prove himself
00:35their conditions.
00:36Several new names also appear in the defensive line: Eidero Campo, Kevin Andrade, Roger Caicedo, and Samuel Velásquez.
00:42In midfield, the new additions are Daniel Arcila, John Solís, Juan Manuel Rengifo and Matías Orozco.
00:47And in the attacking line are Camilo Durán, Óscar Perea and Kevin Viveros,
00:51who is currently the top scorer in the Brazilian League.
00:53And what can be expected from these players?
00:55Néstor Lorenzo's idea seems to be focused on trying new alternatives and expanding the group of players available for
01:01the selection,
01:02especially with the upcoming South American qualifiers in mind, which are scheduled to begin next year.
01:07For that purpose, the national team will play three friendly matches during this FIFA date.
01:11The first match will be against Mexico, on September 26.
01:15Then, on October 2nd, Colombia will face Paraguay.
01:18And to close this round of friendlies, on Tuesday, October 6, the team will face Peru.
01:23But why aren't Luis Díaz and Camilo Vargas there?
01:25Everything seems to indicate that the player from La Guajira will not be part of this FIFA date due to a request from Bayern Munich.
01:31the club where the Colombian currently plays.
01:33The Bavarian club reportedly asked the Colombian Football Federation to allow the player to remain in Germany.
01:38to continue with their training, taking into account that their start to the season has not been as expected.
01:43The other big question mark appears in the arch.
01:45Camilo Vargas, who was Colombia's starting goalkeeper during all the World Cup matches
01:49and has been one of Néstor Lorenzo's main options in this position,
01:53He was not called up for this FIFA date.
01:55The goalkeeper has also been getting playing time and competitive rhythm in Mexico.
01:59So what does their absence mean?
02:01One possibility is that Lorenzo wants to try new alternatives between the posts.
02:05and give space to other goalkeepers within the process.
02:08And there's also the question about Jefferson Lerma.
02:10The midfielder is also not included in this squad list.
02:13in a list where Lorenzo decided to make room for new alternatives
02:16to begin building the team that will face the next cycle.
02:20Now, which players who were at the World Cup are being called up again?
02:23Álvaro Montero, Daniel Muñoz, John Lucumí, Davinson Sánchez, Kevin Castaño,
02:28Gustavo Puerta, Richard Ríos, John Arias, Hamilton Campas, Luis Javier Suárez and Carlos Andrés Gómez.
02:34Thus begins a new stage for the Colombian national team.
02:36Without James Rodríguez as their natural leader,
02:38nor other players like Juan Fernando Quintero.
02:41Néstor Lorenzo begins to move his pieces,
02:43New faces appear, and some important absences also emerge.
02:47Will this be the beginning of the renewal of the national team in the lead-up to 2028 and 2030?
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