Miguel Borja: “We have to beat Peru first and then think about ‘Dibu’ Martínez”

In less than a week, the competition will resume in the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers. For now, Miguel Borja is focused on what he can do with his team, Junior, at the start of the BetPlay League, but out of the corner of his eye he watches the games that will be They come to the ‘Tricolor’ against Peru and Argentina.

“In the midst of the illusion of seeing Colombia in Qatar, one is filled with great joy when seeing that there are many options for the teacher to choose from. If tomorrow a player is injured, God forbid, we will surely have a good replacement “Borja told El Heraldo, satisfied with the performance of his team in a recent friendly against Honduras.

On the other hand, the striker avoided giving too much relevance to the reunion he will have with the Argentine Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez, to whom he scored a goal in a penalty shootout in the Copa América 2021. Of course, Borja knows that before the ‘Albiceleste ‘, the rival will be Peru

First is Peru. “You have to beat Peru first and then think about ‘Dibu'”, commented the attacker, between laughs.

Borja, consulted on the subject, understood how ‘Dibu’ Martínez acted in that definition against the Argentines: “It was a penalty shootout never seen before, very intense because of what he was doing, because of the way he took confidence, that from outside.”

Among other things, Borja spoke of the absence of Lionel Messi in Argentina -by technical decision- for the duel on February 1 for the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers.

“It is not leaving aside a great figure, but facing Argentina is going to be very complicated. Argentina is already classified and, surely, that is why they gave Messi a rest”, he expressed.