Colombia: David Ospina – Luis Amaranto Perea, Iván Ramiro Córdoba, Mario Yepes, Pablo Armero, Fabián Vargas, Freddy Guarín, John Viáfara, Luis Fernando Mosquera; Falcao García y Teófilo Gutiérrez.  DT: Eduardo Lara.

Venezuela: Rafael Romo – Tomás Rincón, Carlos Salazar, Gerson Chacón, Grenndy Perozo, Luis Manuel Seijas, José Yegüez, Giacomo de Giorgi, Marlon Fernández, Jonathan del Valle y Salomón Rondón. DT: César Farías.

Today Lara made his final decisions concerning the friendly match against Venezuela. The final list of players come from two groups. In other words, Lara’s plan was to see which players seemed more promising on the national squad and I have to say that this new squad looks pretty solid. We have experience, speed, and players who can score. In the past there were too many young players who didn’t really know what to do and the national squad was too much for them to handle. I have to congratulate Lara for this. I feel that we may still have a chance in getting a late ticket to South Africa. The official list of players to face Venezuela stands as: David Ospina, Agustin Julio, Mario Yepes, Ivan Ramiro Cordoba, Pablo Armero, Luis Fernando Mosquera, Abel Aguilar, Fabian Vargas, Vladimir Marin, Freddy Guarin, Jhon Viafara, Carlos Darwin Quintero, Freddy Montero, Falcao, and Te9filo Gutierrez!!!! VAMOS COLOMIBA NOJODA!!!!!!!! SI SE PUEDE!!! TU PAPA!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE HAVE TO MAKE THE WORLD CUP 2010 SOUTH AFRICA. IF THIS SQUAD AND COACH CAN’T TAKE COLOMBIA TO ANOTHER WORLD CUP I DON’T KNOW WHAT CAN. TEOFILO, YOU HAVE TO SCORE LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO…. SCORE THOSE HAT TRICKS!! DAVID OSPINA, YOU’RE YOUNG BUT AN AMAZING GOALKEEPER!!! IVAN RAMIRO CORDOBA, WE NEED YOU MORE THAN EVER… WE NEED YOUR EXPERIENCE!!! PABLO ARMERO, YOU’RE THE FASTEST PLAYER ON THE FIELD AND WE NEED YOUR SPEED ON DEFENSE AND OFFENSE!!! VLADIMIR MARIN, YOU’RE THE QUARTERBACK OF THE TEAM, YOU’RE THE BRAIN USE IT!!!!!

GOALKEEPERS
• DAVID OSPINA – NIZA (FRA)

DEFENDERS
• LUIS AMARANTO PEREA – ATL. MADRID (ESP)
• IVAN RAMIRO CORDOBA – INTER DE MILAN (ITA)
• MARIO ALBERTO YEPES – CHIEVO VERONA (ITA)
• PABLO ARMERO – PALMEIRAS (BRA)
• CAMILO ZUÑIGA – NAPOLES (ITA)

MIDFIELDERS
• FABIAN VARGAS – ALMERIA (ESP)
• FREDY ALEJANDRO GUARIN – PORTO (POR)
• JUAN PABLO PINO – MONACO (FRA)
• ABEL AGUILAR – ZARAGOZA (ESP) 

STRIKERS
• RADAMEL FALCAO GARCIA – PORTO (POR)
• HUGO RODALLEGA – WIGAN (ING)

I’m not sure if some of them will be on the game, but I’d really like to see Motta and Mosquera wearing the yellow shirt. Both of them have done and excellent job in their clubs and deserve a chance on the National Team. I don’t understand why Pinto is calling Anchico and Córdoba again. 

Keepers

• Agustín Julio (Santa Fe)
• Róbinson Zapata (Steaua-Rum)

Defenders

• Rubén Bustos (Internacional – Bra)
• Aquivaldo Mosquera (Sevilla – Spa)
• Amaranto Perea (At. Madrid- Spa)
• Yossimar Mosquera (Arsenal – Arg)
• Wálter Moreno (Nacional)
• Alexis Henríquez (O. Caldas)
• Estíven Vélez (Nacional)
• Javier Arizala (Santa Fe)
• Camilo Zúñiga (Nacional)

Midfielders

• Yulián Anchico (Santa Fe)
• José Amaya (Nacional)
• Danilson Córdoba (Medellín)
• Carlos Sánchez (Valenciennes – Fra)
• Paulo César Arango (América)
• Macnelly Torres (Cúcuta)
• Giovanni Hernández (Junior)
• Giovanni Moreno (Envigado)
• Stalin Motta (Equidad)
• Aldo Ramírez (Morelia – Mex)
• Freddy Grisales (Independiente – Arg)

Forwards

• Wason Rentería (Strassburg – Fra)
• Edixon Perea (Gremio – Bral)
• Falcao García (River Plate – Arg)

Let’s see what will happen

Keepers:

Agustín Julio (Santa Fe)
David Ospina (Nacional)

Defenders:

Amaranto Perea (Atlético de Madrid – Spa)
Wálter Moreno (Nacional)
Cristian Zapata (Udinese – Ita)
Camilo Zúñiga (Nacional)
Estiven Vélez (Nacional)
Rubén Darío Bustos (Internacional – Bra)

Midfielders:

Julián Anchico (Santa Fe)
Freddy Guarín (Saint Ettienne – Fra)
Gerardo Bedoya (Millonarios)
Macnelly Torres (Cúcuta)
Giovanni Hernández (Junior)
Danilson Córdoba (Medellín)

Forward:

Wason Rentería (Strasbourg – Fra)
Edixon Perea (Gremio – Bra)
Radamel Falcao García (River Plate – Arg)

I think Pinto will use this team: Julio; Bustos, Moreno, Perea, Velez; Guarín, Bedoya, Anchico, Hernández; Rentería, Falcao. Nevertheless, is expected that he will made a lot of substitutions for the second half (like Torres instead of Hernández).

This is the complete list:

Keepers: Fabián Carini (Murcia, Spa), Juan Castillo (Botafogo, Bra)

Defenders: Diego Lugano (Fenerbahce, Tur), Diego Godín (Villarreal, Spa), Martín Cáceres (Recreativo de Huelva, Spa), Jorge Fucile (Oporto, Por), Andrés Scotti (Argentinos Juniors, Arg)

Midfielders: Maximiliano Pereira (Benfica, Por), Álvaro González (Boca Juniors, Arg), Diego Pérez (Mónaco, Fra), Walter Gargano (Nápoles, Ita), Cristian Rodríguez (Benfica, Por)

Forwards: Diego Forlán (Atlético de Madrid, Spa), Luis Suárez (Ajax, Hol), Sebastián Abreu (River Plate, Arg) y Edison Cavani (Palermo, Ita)

Is expected that Colombia coach will publish his list on Friday noon.

Is expected that Colombia will play only with players of the domestic league.

So now the question is: who will play with Falcao as forward on Saturday game? Let’s see the other players on the list:

• Rodallega (Necaxa, Mex): seems to be Pinto’s favorite, but I really doubt he could play along side with Falcao.
• D. Moreno (Once Caldas): He played with Falcao in a friendly game against Perú some months ago, but it didn’t work well, so that’s another problem.
• T. Moreno (San Luis, Mex): He’s not a forward but might be some kind of solution. Pinto’s would have to change his current tactic (4-3-1-2) and play 4-4-1-1 or 4-3-2-1 using Falcao as the only forward.

I’d prefer to call someone else, and that man would be Carmelo Valencia (Atlético Nacional).

In other news, although Pasarela wants Falcao to play on River’s next Wednesday game, Pinto insists he needs him with Colombia the entire week, so he would miss that game.

The list includes 5 new players: Amaranto Perea, Tressor Moreno, Rubén Bustos, Macnelly Torres and Dayro Moreno. Nobody expected that T. Moreno were called after the problems he had in the past with Pinto. ‘he wants to come back’ told Pinto about Moreno’s call.

I’d had liked to watch Angel back to the Colombian team, but he suffered a concussion in the last Saturday game against New England, and the doctors said he would need some time to fully recover. Anyhow, I really don’t understand why Pinto still calls a player like Hugo Rodallega, I don’t think he’d be a solution to the lack of goal that our team is suffering, I’d rather called someone like Carmelo Valencia (who played against Bolivia and did well) or even Carlos Hidalgo (from Deportivo Pasto).

Rubén Bustos was called to replace injured Zuñiga (Atlético Nacional), so I hope he do a great job and play like he played on 2007 Libertadores Cup with Cúcuta Deportivo (he’s currently playing in Brazil’s Gremio). I think he will play with Velez (Atlético Nacional) as wingbacks against Venezuela, but Vallejo and Arizala will play against Argentine since they’re more defensive guys.

Dayro Moreno (Once Caldas) was finally called after his impressive numbers this season, when he has scored 15 goals in 18 matches and is currently the top scorer of Colombian league. Amaranto Perea was called after he missed first 2 matches due an injury, but I really doubt he would make it to the 11 starters, since guys like Aquivaldo Mosquera and Walter Moreno seems to be in better shape.

Here are the 22 players on Pinto’s list:

Goalkeepers: Agustin Julio (Tolima), Robinson Zapata (Steaua Bucharest, Rom)

Defenders: Aquivaldo Mosquera (Sevilla, Spa), Luis Amaranto Perea (Atlético Madrid, Spa), Walter Moreno (Cúcuta), Rubén Bustos (Gremio, Bra), Gerardo Vallejo (Tolima), Estiven Vélez (Atlético Nacional), Javier Arizala (Tolima)

Midfielders: Carlos Sánchez (Valenciennes, Fra), Jose Amaya (Atlético Nacional), Freddy Grisales (Colón, Arg), Jorge Banguero (America), Jaime Castrillon (Independiente Medellin), David Ferreira (Atlético Paranaense, Bra), Aldo Leao Ramirez (Atletico Nacional), Macnelly Torres (Cucuta)

Forwards: Radamel Falcao Garcia (River Plate, Arg), Hugo Rodallega (Necaxa, Mex), Tressor Moreno (San Luis, Mex), Wason Renteria (Strasbourg, Fra), Dayro Moreno (Once Caldas)

Maybe this is the team on Pinto’s mind for Venezuela’s game: Julio; Bustos, W. Moreno, Mosquera, Vélez; Sánchez, Amaya, Castrillón, T. Moreno; Falcao, Rentería. Let’s see what happens in the next days.

 Addendum: I had’t noticed yet but Cristian Zapata (Udinese, Ita) is not in the list… I wonder why Pinto thinks W. Moreno is better than Zapata.

The list includes some surprises, nobody expected players like Patiño, Moreno and Bustos would be on Pinto’s mind. This is the whole list:

• Robinson Zapata (GK, Steua Bucarest, Rum)
• Aquivaldo Mosquera (Def, Sevilla, Spa)
• Amaranto Perea (Def, Atlético de Madrid, Spa)
• Cristian Zapata (Def, Udinese, Ita)
• Rubén Bustos (Def, Gremio, Bra)
• Carlos Sánchez  (Mid, Valenciennes, Fra)
• David Ferreira (Mid, Paranaense, Bra)
• Jairo Patiño (Mid, Banfield, Arg)
• Freddy Grisales (Mid, Colón, Arg)
• Giovanny Hernández (Mid, Colo Colo, Chi)
• Falcao (Fwd, River Plate, Arg)
• Hugo Rodallega (Fwd, Necaxa, Mex)
• Tressor Moreno (Fwd, San Luis, Mex)
• Edixon Perea (Fwd, Bourdeaux, Fra)
• Wason Rentería (Fwd, Strasbourg, Fra)
• Andrés Chitiva (Fwd, Pachuca, Mex)

Some of these players would be dropped out of the final list who will be announced on Monday noon.