Liverpool remains concerned about the players who have flown to meet with the national teams this week.
With a handful of players still out due to injury. The Reds are already a little short on the ground.
The fact that Darwin Nunez did not fly with Uruguay was a relief. But Liverpool still has a number of players abroad from the club at the moment.
One of those received good news on Friday, as Japan‘s game against North Korea on Tuesday was delayed.
The change in date means Wataru Endo will hopefully be able to rest in Liverpool.
Meanwhile, there was more positive news today when Colombia manager Nester Lorenzo delivered an update on Luis Diaz‘s fitness.
What’s happening with Luis Diaz?
After an arduous 114-minute outing for Liverpool at Old Trafford last Saturday, there were concerns that Diaz had been pushed too far.
On the best of days, the 27-year-old is like a Duracell bunny, but by the time he came off for Bobby Clark, he was exhausted.
In the days following the game, sources stated that Diaz had not trained since meeting with Colombia at the beginning of the week.
As a result, concerns mounted that the Reds were dealing with yet another injury problem.
Those anxieties were allayed on Thursday, when the £50 million man was photographed training with his countrymen.
According to El Heraldo, Los Cafeteros manager Nestero Lorenzo has stated that Diaz is ‘fine.’
“Luis is fine,” Lorenzo explains. “We’ve burdened him down since he played in extra time, and he’s one of the more active players.
They beg me to take care of it; we’ll do it, but it’ll be dosed such that it’s safe.”
When are Colombia playing?
Liverpool fans will not have to wait long to see if Diaz is fit to play.
Colombia is in England to face Spain at the London Stadium this evening.
They then play Romania on Tuesday, which seems like a more likely game for Lucho to participate in.
Liverpool would undoubtedly prefer that Lorenzo keep his star player back for this double-header.
There’s little reason to put him in danger if they’re friends.
But being Diaz, he’ll be eager to get out there and prove what he can do on his home ground.
Hopefully, if he does play, the necessary measures have been taken.
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