Yerry Mina is doubtful for the Udinese-Cagliari match due to a knee contusion , but Colombia has still called him up. The Rossoblu number 26 has been called up to the South American national team for two friendly matches to be played during the upcoming international break: against Mexico at 3:00 AM Italian time between Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th, and against Canada at 2:00 AM Italian time between Tuesday the 14th and Wednesday the 15th. Both matches are scheduled to take place in the United States, with Colombia meeting in Texas to prepare for the matches.
Colombia has qualified for the World Cup, having finished their group stage in September with a double victory over Bolivia (which mathematically secured their place in the finals) and Venezuela (where Mina scored in a stunning 3-6 victory). The defender faces another long intercontinental journey, but compared to Cagliari-Parma (played on Saturday at 3:00 PM and where he scored), he will have 24 hours more to spare because the Rossoblu's Serie A season resumes—after the trip to Udine—on Sunday the 19th at 3:00 PM at the Unipol Domus against Bologna.
Riyad Idrissi and Marco Palestra have also been called up from Cagliari to play for the Italy Under-21 team. The Azzurrini will face Sweden in Cesena next Friday and Armenia in Cremona on Tuesday the 14th (both at 6:15 PM). In recent days, Zito Luvumbo from Angola and Adam Obert from Slovakia have been called up.
