Experiencing another turbulent time in São Paulo after controversy involving the penalty shootout against Novorizontinowhat eliminated the Morumbis club in the quarter-finals of the Campeonato Paulista, James Rodriguez tries to leave the phase in Brazil aside to face a real “quarrel” with the Colombia.
With the midfielder among those called up by coach Néstor Lorenzo, the Colombian team faces the Spain this Friday (22), in a friendly match that takes place at the Olympic Stadium in London, with the ball rolling from 5:30 pm (Brasília time).
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And James’ mission against one of the hottest teams in European football is, in addition to being the expected protagonist, to improve his performance in numbers for Colombia.
top scorer world Cup 2014, in Brazil, the point guard is going through a phase of oscillation, but with his best moment defending his national team.
Com 18 games played by São Paulo, James accumulates 2 goals and 4 assists.
In the same cut (18 games) in matches for the Colombian national team, the midfielder has equal participation in balls in the net: 4 goals and 2 assists.
Nas 6 games he played for Colombia since being announced as a reinforcement at Morumbis, all for the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, James Rodríguez has accumulated 1 goal and 2 assists.
After Spain, Colombia still plays a friendly against Romania next Tuesday (26). The match is scheduled for the Wanda Metropolitano stadium, home of the Atlético de Madrid.