Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao, Chelsea winger Juan Cuadrado and Inter Milan midfielder Freddy Guarin are among the Cololmbia stars set to grace Abu Dhabi’s Zayed Sports City next Monday for an international friendly with Kuwait.
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It was confirmed on Tuesday that the stellar cast of Colombians will head to the UAE for the friendly on March 30.
Los Cafeteros – the third-best team in the world, according to FIFA’s rankings – first face Bahrain on Thursday (March 26) before travelling to Abu Dhabi.
Kuwait, ranked 125th in the world, go into the friendly after a disappointing Asian Cup campaign, in which they lost all three of their games and finished bottom of Group A.
Coach Jose Pekerman has already stated that he hopes the two fixtures in the Gulf will help United forward Falcao gain confidence after a turbulent season at Old Trafford.
It’s #official! #Kuwait and #Colombia will square off for an #Intense #FriendlyFootballMatch at #ZayedSportsCity… http://t.co/uoLb1x7Rxz
— Zayed Sports City (@ZayedSportsCity) March 24, 2015
On Falcao, Pekerman said: “It’s a huge problem that we need to resolve: this problem is as large as the sadness that Falcao is going through right now.
“I feel I need to support him because I understand how hard it is for him and the difficult moment he is experiencing. I want to work with him again and help him restore his confidence.”
Kick-off at Zayed Sports City is 8pm GST and tickets are available for Dhs70 at the gate.
COLOMBIA SQUAD
Goalkeepers: David Ospina, Camilo Vargas
Defenders: Pablo Armero, Eder Alvarez Balanta, Johan Mojica, Jeison Murillo, Santiago Arias, Pedro Franco, Darwin Andrade, Daniel Bocanegra
Midfielders: Wilmar Barrios, Fredy Guarin, Abel Aguilar, Carlos Sanchez, Juan Cuadrado, Juan Fernando Quintero, Alexander Mejia, Edwin Carmona
Forwards: Teo Gutierrez, Radamel Falcao, Carlos Bacca, Adrian Ramos, Rafael Santos Borre, Andres Renteria
