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La Roja’s scoring drought forced Reinaldo Rueda to look abroad. The coach noticed more than a year ago in Sebastián Soto, American striker with a Chilean father, and insisted until he was convinced. According to information from CDF this Tuesday, the attacker accepted the proposal of the Colombian coach and He would join the work of the National Team for the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers.
Soto played the last U-20 World Cup, where he scored four goals for the United States. A few weeks later, Reinaldo Rueda lashed out. He called him directly on the phone and He offered to be the ‘9’ of the Red. This was confirmed by AS at that time. It is public knowledge that the DT is not satisfied with the other center forwards in Chile. At that moment, Soto was surprised and thanked him for the contact. He told the Colombian that he would analyze the offer.
The decision was kept in a long wait. But on July 10, after this publication (read here), Reinaldo Rueda insisted again. What happened? Sebastián Soto had just signed at Norwich in the Premier League, but had to go on loan to SC Telstar of the Netherlands. He did not meet the requirements to obtain a work permit in England, as only national teams from one of the Top 70 teams in the FIFA ranking can sign for a club. Soto had yet to make his debut on the US adult team.
“A few months ago he received a nomination from an absolute selection, which today could have allowed him to play for Norwich now, but Hannover did not let him go,” the footballer told AS close to that time. Soto’s career needs an adult National Team, and Chile took more and more strength. Permanent contact with Reinaldo Rueda differs from the rest of the options. Soto could also defend Mexico, since her mother has that nationality.
Given their participation in the U20 World Cup, the United States was always the first option. But the countdown ran out. Soto, who had a Chilean flag in his room from Germany, is getting closer and closer to bringing joy to his father, Fabricio. And Chile, one step away from definitively citing one of the scorers of the future.
