After Nestor Lawrence selected 25 footballers to face the matches corresponding to the FIFA doubleheader in March (against South Korea and Japan), several positive comments have emerged around it, taking into account that there is a good share of unusual players in the Called to Colombia selection.
However, the presence of a striker drew attention, taking into account that although he has all the sporting merit to be part of the Selection process, currently an investigation is being carried out for an alleged attempted sexual abuse.
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Such a footballer is johan carbonerowho has become one of the references in attack for Racing de Avellaneda, but since 2022 he has been investigated by “attempted sexual harassment” in Argentinaand even a feminist movement opposed her arrival at La Academia.
And now, one of those who is against the call of Johan Carbonero to Selection is the journalist Carlos Antonio Vélezwho through his Twitter account suggested to Néstor Lorenzo to exclude the striker from the Tricolor, because until the case is clarified, he considers that “these guys don’t fit in a decent group”.
Also, in his column Big wordsthe journalist emphasized that any player who is prosecuted for violence against women cannot go to the National Team, even recalling Pablo Armero – summoned at the time despite being found guilty of physically and verbally assaulting to your couple-.
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It should be remembered that the act of which Carbonero is accused happened against a young Argentine while the striker was a member of Gimnasia y Esgrima de la Plata; and despite the fact that there has already been an important collection of testimonies, and even the Colombian appeared before a judge, there has not been a decision.
