The Venezuelan National Team, one of the rivals that will be facing off against Mexico in the Copa América United States 2024presented this Saturday the official list of 26 players with whom they will be competing in the competition that starts on Friday on North American soil.
With an emotional video on their social networks, Vinotinto confirmed the group among those that stand out Salomon Rondona figure of Pachuca in the Liga MX that became champion of the Concachampions, as well as Tomás Rincón who plays in Brazilian soccer with Santos in the Second Division.
The national coach, the Argentine Fernando “Bocha” Batista, made his choice, leaving out four players who had been working with the group for several days in Tampa. The most striking of those discarded was Samuel Sosa, who had been a regular in the South American qualifiers.
“Choosing the list of 26 players is the most difficult part because you have to tell four guys that they are not going to be in the tournament, but that does not mean that they are outside the orbit of Vinotinto”“Bocha” Batista commented in an interview with the Venezuelan radio program Conexión Goleadora.
In addition to Samuel Sosa, midfielder for Mexican soccer team Querétaro, the experienced goalkeeper Alain Baroja, winger Jhon Murillo (who also plays in Liga MX with Atlas) and defender Carlos Vivas were also left out.
Among those who are there, the young talent of Kervin Andrade stands out, a player from Fortaleza in Brazil who promises to dazzle with his offensive skills accompanied by the already established Yeferson Soteldo, a figure from Gremio de Porto Alegre and one of the great Venezuelan figures for the Cup.
La Vinotinto will be making its debut in the 2024 Copa América next Sunday facing the Ecuadorian National Team at the Levi’s Stadium in California at the start of Group B where Mexico and Jamaica also meet.
Goalkeepers: Rafael Romo (Catholic University, Ecuador), Joel Graterol (América de Calí, Colombia) and José David Contreras (Águilas Doradas, Colombia).
Defenders: Alexander González (Emelec, Ecuador), Jon Aramburu (Real Sociedad, Spain), Nahuel Ferraresi (Sao Paulo, Brazil), Yordan Osorio (Parma, Italy), Wilker Ángel (Criciúma, Brazil), Christian Makoun (Anorthosis Famagusta, Cyprus) , Jhon Chancellor (Metropolitanos, Venezuela) and Miguel Navarro (Talleres, Argentina).
Midfielders: José Martínez (Philadelphia Union, United States), Cristian Cásseres Jr. (Toulouse, France), Yangel Herrera (Girona, Spain), Daniel Pereira (Austin FC, United States), Telasco Segovia (Casa Pia, Portugal), Tomás Rincón ( Santos, Brazil), Eduard Bello (Mazatlán FC, Mexico), Kervin Andrade (Fortaleza, Brazil), Matías Lacava (Vizela, Portugal), Darwin Machís (Cádiz, Spain), Yeferson Soteldo (Gremio, Brazil) and Jefferson Savarino (Botafogo , Brazil).
Fronts: Salomón Rondón (Pachuca, Mexico), Jhonder Cádiz (Famalicao, Portugal) and Eric Ramírez (Atlético Nacional, Colombia).
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