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‘Terrible, liability’: £27.2m Everton man endured a nightmare yesterday

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Everton’s James Rodriguez and Yerry Mina endured an unlucky Friday 13th as they fell to a 3-0 defeat in Colombia’s meeting with Uruguay.

However, it was the latter Toffee who had the more miserable evening.

Mina – who cost Everton £27.19m – was part of a backline which conceded three goals, with Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani and Darwin Nunez all on the scoresheet.

However, his bad performance went beyond conceding a few goals.

According to SofaScore, Mina lost possession on 13 occasions, while also failing to record a single tackle.

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The 26-year-old was also quite clumsy, committing three fouls which eventually saw him handed a red card after picking up two yellow cards.

In some form of silver lining for Everton, the dismissal means that Mina will miss Colombia’s next game against Ecuador on Tuesday.

That should ensure he is fit and ready for the Toffees’ trip to Fulham on Sunday, in what will be a form of consolation for Carlo Ancelotti after watching his centre-back endure a nightmare against Uruguay.

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After full-time, supporters commented on Mina’s display for Colombia, with some seriously unhappy after seeing how the ex-Barcelona man performed.

It will actually be interesting to see if Ancelotti even wants to pick him on the basis of his chaotic display against Uruguay.