He Rayo Vallecano wait for it Colombia don’t ‘squeeze’ James Rodriguez, their star signing of the season who has not played any minutes since the final of the America’s Cup on July 14 and who has not yet made his debut with the team of the stripe. The ‘cafetero’ is summoned with his selection for two matches of the seventh date of the South American league for the 2026 World Cup in Mexico, Canada and the United States.
The first of the commitments of Colombia It will be on Saturday, September 7 against Peru in The National Stadium of Lima (3:30 pm/Movistar Liga de Campeones) and the second, on Tuesday, September 10 against Argentina in it Roberto Melendez Metropolitan Stadium Barranquilla (22:30 he/Movistar Plus+). The albiceleste leads the playoffs with 15 points, Uruguay is second with 13 and the ‘coffee growers’ are third with 12. Peru closes the table with only two points.
On August 26, the Rayista club announced with great fanfare the signing of Jamesbut he has not yet been able to make his debut after not having entered the last two League squads against FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol. The red and white coach, Inigo Perez, I would have preferred that Colombia The midfielder (33 years old) was not called up in order to speed up his adaptation to the group. It should be remembered that the Colombian has not played an official match since the final of the America’s Cup which lost against Argentina (1-0), almost two months ago.
He Rayo Vallecano has internally requested those responsible for the ‘coffee’ team to James do not play more than 60% of the minutes in the matches against Peru and ArgentinaThe medical department of the red-and-white club wanted the Colombian to be able to get to his best in these days when there were no training sessions. League.
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In the Colombian national team They are also aware that their captain has not had a pre-season in the conditions to reach the desired level (he only did some personal training at home) and they will be very careful. Both the Madrid club and its fans hope that their most exciting signing return safely after his international commitments.
