This Thursday, from 3 in the afternoon, the ball will begin to roll in the El Alto Municipal Stadium, where the Colombia national team visits Bolivia at more than 4,000 meters above sea level, for the ninth round of the tie.
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The Colombia National Team It comes to the game as the only undefeated team after 8 rounds on the road to the 2026 World Cup. The national team is second in the standings with 16 points, the result of four wins and four draws.
Controversy over espionage
There has been a lot of excitement before the match against Bolivia after everything that has happened in the highlands. A few days ago a ‘war’ of statements began by the local team and this Wednesday it was confirmed that a person spied on Colombia’s training, but it has not been confirmed if it was a member of the Bolivian team.
“It’s unfortunate that they send you to spy, I don’t know where it came from or who it was, but we identified it. We have photos and we report the case where appropriate. You want to train with the discretion you deserve and the privacy, it was a breach in the privacy of the campus, what happened. Let’s see how we proceed in these hours,” he said at a press conference. DT Néstor Lorenzo.
The Argentine did not want to enter into the controversy to which he has been invited Bolivia and he wants to get even on the playing field. The team’s objective is to win, but they will have to overcome a strong team, which was victorious in the last two dates and which makes the difference in height.
“The kitchenware is the same as always, we must go out and be protagonists. Each game is a different story, the game plan varies, but Colombia comes to play and win,” said the coach.
Lorenzo and his changes
According to the information that came from Bolivian territory, Lorenzo would have misled his rivals by forming a team with many surprises: Willer Ditta and Juan Cabal were the new additions to the team that the Argentine coach stopped in training.
However, it is not ruled out that a team with variants was put in place to mislead Bolivia after learning that the practice was closely monitored. According to several media outlets in Colombia, Lorenzo will use Dávinson Sánchez with Jhon Lucumí in defense and James Rodríguez would be the starter.
Possible training
Colombia: Camilo Vargas; Santiago Arias, Dávinson Sánchez, Jhon Lucumí, Johan Mojica: Richard Río, Jéfferson Lerma: Jhon Arias, James Rodríguez, Luis Díaz: Jhon Córdoba.
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