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For: EFE Updated 21 Jan 2022, 6: 48 am EST
The return of Diego Lainez, of the Spanish Real Betis, and of Gerardo Arteaga, of the Belgian Genk, stood out in the list of the Mexican team to face Jamaica, Costa Rica and Panama, in the Concacaf World Cup qualifiers.
The Argentine Gerardo Martino, coach of Mexico, revealed this Thursday the call for the three games in which the ‘Tri’ will seek to get closer to securing his ticket to the Qatar World Cup 2022.
Lainez has not played a game with Mexico since the friendly match against Panama last 30 of June and Arteaga has not done so since the meeting of the 12 June vs. Honduras.
In addition to these soccer players, among those chosen for Martino stand out LaLiga players like Orbelín Pineda and Néstor Araujo , from Celta de Vigo; Jesús Corona, from Sevilla; Andrés Guardado, from Betis; Héctor Herrera, from Atlético de Madrid.
Mexico will visit Jamaica on 27 of January and will receive Costa Rica, the 30 of January, and to Panama, on February 2. The concentration will begin this Saturday in Mexico City.
List of those summoned by Martino
Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa (America), Rodolfo Cota (León), Jonathan Orozco (Tijuana) and Alfredo Talavera (Pumas UNAM).
Defenders: Jorge Sánchez (America), Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul), Johan Vásquez (Genoa), Gerardo Arteaga (Genk), Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy), Osvaldo Rodríguez (León), Jesús Gallardo, César Montes and Héctor Moreno (Monterrey), Néstor Araujo (Celta de Vigo) and Luis Rodríguez (Tigres UANL).
Midfielders: Edson Álvarez (Ajax), Héctor Herrera (Atletico de Madrid), Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul), Luis Romo (Monterrey), Erick Gutiérrez (PSV Eindhoven), Diego Lainez and Andrés Guardado ( Real Betis) and Orbelín Pineda (Celta de Vigo).
Forwards: Henry Martín (America), Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul), Alexis Vega (Guadalajara), Rogelio Funes Mori (Monterrey), Hirving Lozano (Napoli), Jesús Corona (Seville) and Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton).
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