Rangers star Alfredo Morelos came off the bench for Colombia as he saved a late point against Chile in the South American World Cup qualifiers
Striker Ibrox, 24, was involved in the equalizer goal of legendary Colombian striker Falcao in the 91st minute as Morelos’s side won a 2-2 draw
Rangers forward Alfredo Morelos came off the bench to save a point for Colombia against Chile (Photo by Alberto Valdes-Pool / Getty Images)
Bournemouth midfielder Jefferson Lerma had Colombia ahead in seven minutes, but Los Cafeteros were caught thanks to a penalty from Arturo Vidal
Inter Milan forward Alexis Sanchez had Chile in mind in Santiago before Galatasaray forward Falcao struck to win Colombia a share of the booty
The game was Morelos’ eighth selection for his country and comes after the player made a cameo appearance in Colombia’s 3-0 win over Venezuela last week
Morelos has a goal for his country, scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win over South American rival Peru last year
The former HJK Helsinki striker’s latest caps also come after the player’s inclusion in the Colombian squad was criticized because Morelos plays in Scotland
The forward quelled sentiment by suggesting that the Scottish Premiership is a considerably higher standard than it is attributed to
« I’m happy to be called up for the national team again, » said Morelos [Scottish Sun]
« Regarding my future at Rangers, I will decide that in the next few days, but for now, I only think of Colombia
The Rangers fire mark was criticized in the Colombian press ahead of the game (Photo by Ian MacNicol / Getty Images)
« These critics don’t watch Scottish football If they did, they would know I’m playing well in a good league »
Morelos now faces a long journey back around the world as he faces a race against time to be back in the UK and fully prepared for the Rangers trip to Celtic Park this weekend
Cameron Willis is a professional journalist with extensive experience in the communications and media fields Passionate about bluenose, Cameron is the senior reporter for Rangers News and the Sport Director (Scotland) for GRV Media
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