“Juan Guillermo Cuadrado has a little discomfort, but it doesn’t stop him from playing. That’s why he’s on the field,” said Néstor Lorenzo after the victory of the Colombian National Team against Venezuela in the debut of the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. The midfielder suffered during the match at the Metropolitano and had to leave the field of play. at halftime.
Following the muscle discomfort, the Inter Milan medical team spoke with the Colombian Football Federation. The Italian team is constantly monitoring the player’s condition to determine not only if he will be available for the match against La Roja but also if he should return to continue his recovery process.
“Juan Cuadrado is worried about Inter. Inzaghi must be worried about the physical condition of the Colombian, who retired at half-time of the match against Venezuela due to a muscle problem that does not seem to be serious. The Nerazzurri medical team is in contact with the Cafeteros team and in the next few hours it will be known if Juan will be able to play against Chile in Tuesday’s match against the hosts or if, as Inter expects, he will immediately return to Milan to try to be available before the match. derby,” reported La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Juan Guillermo Cuadrado is now in Chile
Although Inter Milan’s intention was for Juan Guillermo Cuadrado to travel from Barranquilla to Italy, the midfielder continued with the entire Colombian National Team squad and traveled to Santiago to face Chile in the second match of the South American Qualifiers. The player still has two days of training to prepare and use Néstor Lorenzo.
In the last training session before the trip, the player did part of the work in the gym, however, in the images shared by the Colombian Football Federation, the player was not seen in the work on the field or in the session on Friday. nor in Saturday’s game, so nothing is clear about the player’s physical condition.
