Striker Miguel Ángel Borja, from Junior de Barranquilla, still has a problem with Emiliano Dibu Martínez after the Copa América 2021, The Argentine goalkeeper became the protagonist in the penalties against Colombia and in which many pointed out him for saying things to the collectors before the penalty.
The Colombian coach Reinaldo Rueda announced the names that will represent the coffee team in which they will face Peru and then Lionel Messi and Dibu Martínez’s Argentina, which is classified to Qatar 2021.
“First there is Peru. We have to beat Peru, and then think about ‘Dibu’. “There won’t even be time to talk to him after he scores goals for him”, expressed the Colombian soccer player from 28 years of age in an interview with El Heraldo.
The striker also spoke about the moment he experienced in the Copa América penalty shootout against Argentina and about what he did Emiliano Martínez that caused controversy among fans and the players themselves.
“What happened in the cup was a penalty shootout never seen before, never before a penalty shootout as intense as that for what he was doing, the way in which confidence is gained, because that, perhaps from the outside it looks bad but on the field it is valid. Each who takes confidence in his own way and that was what made him feel more confident, it is up to each one to listen or not to what he says”, said Borja.
Colombia is in fourth place in the classification heading to Qatar 2022 with 17 points, but only one unit more than Chile and Uruguay, which are in sixth and seventh place in the table respectively.
The coffee growers seek to recover in the classification, after they have four draws and one loss in their last five games. Borja spoke about the moment the team is experiencing and how they see themselves before their matches with Peru and Argentina.
“In the middle of the illusion to see Colombia in Qatar, one is filled with great joy to see that there are many options for the teacher to choose. If tomorrow a player is injured, God forbid, we will surely have a good replacement”, he said.
The next one 28 in January will be the game against Peru, and on January 1 they will face Argentina, which could count on the return of Lionel Messi who did not play his last game with the albiceleste team.
“I think the Argentina team has played very well with or without Messi, I think it’s not leaving out a great figure because we know Playing against Argentina, which is a great team, is going to be very difficult. They are classified and that is why they gave him rest”, concluded Borja.
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