After the departure of Reinaldo Rueda from the national team, the big question arose of who might save the urgency of the Colombian National Team with a view to the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The answer was Néstor Lorenzo, who had the passage of him as José Néstor Pékerman’s technical assistant. A man who knows the structure of the team well, but with several players that he doesn’t know either.
Many years have passed, and also little by little the top figures of the Colombian National Team cease to be at their best levels, a case that happens up front with Radamel Falcao García, but he continues to be that leader and captain that the national team does not have. Néstor Lorenzo left four references such as David Ospina, Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, James Rodríguez and Falcao, but Lorenzo knows that he must look for young names that come to contribute.
For this reason, it included new blood such as Jorge Carrascal, Yaser Asprilla, Jhon Jáder Durán, Luis Fernando Sinisterra, among others. In addition, he will have other options in the youth teams, teams that also have the possibility of fishing foreigners. In other words, players with Colombian nationality, such as Juan David Fuentes, a 19-year-old striker who plays for FC Barcelona B and has been promoted to the first team for one training session or another.
Juan David Fuentes might be an important card for the South American U-20 that is coming in 2023, where the Colombian National Team will have a leading role under the orders of Héctor Cárdenas with the need to qualify for the World Cup in the category that same year. Added to Juan David, he might count on another player with extensive experience in Europe.
And it is that, unlike Juan David Fuentes, who was born in Montería, Córdoba and is fought in Spain by the national team, the name Amal Abderrahman Caro does not sound Colombian at all beyond the second surname. His mother is Colombian, but he was born in Belgium and, in addition to his Colombian nationality, he has Moroccan nationality. He can opt for three selections, although he has already been in Moroccan youth divisions.
Amal Abderrahman Caro would not move for anything in the world of Morocco, because he plays in the U-20. In addition, he is a midfielder who plays for Royal Antwerp in his native Belgium. At 19 years old, he can be a jewel thinking of the generation of the Colombian National Team. The decision will be his alone. Will he play with the seniors from Belgium, Morocco or Colombia? With the projection of him, he will soon meet.
Said player joins the list of Alexei Rojas Fedorushchenko who has English, Russian and Colombian nationalities, in addition to Ian Poveda and Eddie Salcedo of English and Italian respectively. The case of Amal Abderrahman Caro is the same as that of Nayel Rayan Mehssatou Sepúlveda. He is a right back, he was born in Belgium, he plays for Kortrijk in his native country, but he has already made his debut with the Chilean national team.
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