4 Teofilo Gutierrez
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Colombia’s top heavy nature in the past couple of years, with the likes of Radamel Falcao, Carlos Bacca and Jackson Martinez all thriving, has meant that Teofilo Gutierrez has not earned as much of a reputation amongst the footballing audience as he ought to have. The 2016 Rio Olympics present the perfect chance for ‘Teo’ to break out of his countrymen’s shadows.
Regular watchers of South-American football will be well aware of Gutierrez’ qualities, with him having a fairly successful spell with Argentinian giants River Plate, before he was signed by Sporting Clube de Portugal last season. Teo is a very sacrificial striker, but with him captaining this young Colombian side, every attact should ideally end with him in the box, where can thrive.
Gutierrez was part of the James Rodriguez-inspired side that reached the quarterfinals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and will hope to go further in the Olympics this time around, with Japan, Nigeria and Sweden facing off against the headline-grabbing striker in Group B, with Teo hoping to add to the solitary goal he has scored in the Olympics.
