The coach of the Colombian National Team, Nestor Lorenzo, He was in Bogotá this Monday and participated in an academic event, there he spoke about the possibility of seeing him again. Radamel Falcao García with the national team shirt.
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The Argentine strategist was in a program called Soccer Summit, along with his compatriot Juan Pablo Sorín. In the dialogue he gave his assessment of the Colombian National Team and touched on a delicate topic: the return of the ‘Tigre’ from Santa Marta.
Falcao has not been part of the group in the last four qualifying matches of the National Team heading to the 2026 World Cup. The injuries and the few minutes on his team have not helped to return to Colombia’s top scorer dressed in yellow.
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For the double knockout date in September, the 37-year-old player was not taken into account due to a technical decision. He was also not present for the games against Uruguay and Ecuador, because he did not have minutes in his legs after recovering from an injury.
I always want him in the team, I always love him in the group, he is an excellent person, and he gave a lot to Colombian football
Precisely, Néstor Lorenzo spoke about a possible call-up of the Rayo Vallecano forward in the next callsand bluntly, he confessed that it will be taken into account.
“If Falca is at a level that warrants the call, he will be there. “I always want him in the team, I always want him in the group, he is an excellent person, and he gave a lot to Colombian football, but logically there are things to choose from, in terms of the moments, the current status of the player,” said the DT.
Furthermore, the Argentine coach expressed that The ‘Tigre’ of Santa Marta will always be a Colombian National Team player, even if he is not within the group of those summoned.
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“But the national team player feels like a lifelong national team player, because he felt like singing the anthem before a game, and I think the whole country never forgets, they always take that with them, they are things that they always take with them. “Lorenzo explained.
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