Chelsea's Radamel Falcao in action with West Brom's Gareth McAuley Action Images via Reuters / Carl Recine Livepic
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Coach Jose Pekerman has dropped Chelsea striker Radamel Falcao and Juventus midfielder Juan Cuadrado as he looks to breathe new life into Colombia’s team for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.
Pekerman, whose side failed to get past the Copa America quarter-finals in June, has called up fewer exiles and included 10 home-based players in a 23-man squad for a friendly against Peru in New York on Sept. 8.
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