Memo Ochoa's return to the Mexican national team, the big doubt for “Vasco” Aguirre

The return of Guillermo Ochoa The Mexican national team will be the first blow to the coach’s fingernail Javier “Vasco” Aguirrefor the matches of the FIFA date that will be played between September 2 and 10 against their counterparts from New Zealand, duel scheduled for September 7 at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, and on September 10 against Canada at AT&T Stadium in Frisco, Texas.

The doubt that the new national coach has about using the five-time World Cup player is that he is currently without a team. and is training on his own in the city of Madrid, Spain, a situation that is regulated would not prevent him from being taken into account for these two preparation matches in the FIFA calendar.

For now, Ochoa’s doubts regarding the “Vasco” Aguirre panorama are the topic that has come to the fore. to integrate the first list that the new national strategist will have in its third process in its history, with the aim of taking the so-called Tricolor to the highest heights.

The questions that arise regarding his possible call-up are not only due to the sporting aspect, but there were those who commented that he cannot be taken into account according to regulations, which is a falsehood. since according to article 5 of the player transfer regulations by having a FIFA ID that was granted to him since his first registration with América at the beginning of his career.

And even if it is argued that his contractual status is not valid with any club, there is a 30-month grace period with the association of his last club, which in this case would be that of Italian Calcio having played with US Salernitana in the last 2023-2024 season.

So Ochoa’s call-up will depend exclusively on the sporting aspect, if Javier Aguirre considers that the former América goalkeeper can be in rhythm to face the matches against the New Zealanders and Canadians. or prefer to rely on Luis Malagón and Julio González to face these commitments.

As you may remember, Luis Malagón in the days before the start of the recent Copa América 2024 suffered a muscle injury that kept him out of the national team and he had to return to Mexico City to recover, receiving the alternative Julio Gonzalez of the UNAM Pumas, after Chivas goalkeeper Raul “Tala” Rangel, could not cope with the alternative in the duel against Uruguay.

So we will have to wait to see which players appear in the first squad, which will be announced in ten days. and where apart from the doubt of Guillermo Ochoa, there is also the expectation if the return of Henry Martín, Jesús Gallardo, Raúl Jiménez, Hirving Lozano occurswhich were not taken into account in the last Copa América 2024.

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