James Rodríguez started the South American Qualifiers on the bench. In the victory of the Colombian National Team against Venezuela, the offensive midfielder played the last 15 minutes at the Metropolitan stadium. It was rumored that the Sao Paulo player was not satisfied with his lack of participation, however, Luis Amaranto Perea denied the information and corrected his commitment to the process of the national team.
The Tricolor technical assistant spoke before the match against Chile and emphasized the importance of the player on the field, where he made sure he was in good condition, as well as where he supported the new talents they approached . in the team led by Néstor Lorenzo. 10 understands his new role within the Colombian National Team.
“James Rodríguez is amazing. Amazing. Coexistence is great like any player. Given what he is, I’m sure he wants to have more minutes, but he understands that it’s important for other teammates to come out first game and we are happy with everything he has done and how he has integrated,” said the former defender in a press conference.
“Also, he sends messages of support to his teammates and we love that. It came out that he was dissatisfied and I didn’t notice, I didn’t see anything. He wanted to play like everyone else but I saw that he was focused, ” he added.
Amaranth Perea promoted Richard Rivers
During the press conference, Amaranto Perea also pointed to Richard Ríos, one of the new call-ups of the Colombian National Team for the South American Qualifiers. Néstor Lorenzo’s technical assistant assured that the Argentine has followed him for many months and that he hopes that when it is time for him to add minutes he will respond to that trust.
“Richard Ríos, well, he is a footballer that Néstor (Lorenzo) has already seen important things in him. In a short space he handles himself well, technically there are very good things and in an official competition we hope he can show and reconfirm why he was called to the national team,” he said.
