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There were calls for five players from Chivas and four from Club América in Gerardo “Tata” Martino’s first Mexican squad in 2020.
The 26-player roster will train in Mexico City from Saturday to next Wednesday in preparation for The Trifriendly on September 30 against Costa Rica at the Azteca Stadium, Mexico’s first game in a year affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Gilberto Sepúlveda, Fernando Beltrán, Uriel Antuna, Alexis Vega and José Juan Macías were included from Chivas, while Guillermo Ochoa, Jorge Sánchez, Sebastián Córdova and Henry Martín received the call from Club América. The two teams meet at the Azteca Stadium on Saturday in Liga MX National Classic, after which the players will head to the camp on the outskirts of Mexico City.
The trio of Chivas Uriel Antuna, Alexis Vega and José Juan Macías are ready for service in Mexico. Alfredo Moya / Jam Media / Getty Images
On the other hand, there were first calls from Pachuca midfielder Luis Chávez and Tijuana winger Mauro Lainez, while Miguel Layun from Monterrey returns for the first time since last September, since he said he felt “stabbed in the back” by people inside. from the camp after a reported party in New York last September.
Pumas UNAM goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera, 37, returns to the squad for the first time with Martino, after a series of good performances this season for the Liga MX leaders. The biggest surprise absentees were veteran lions Luis Montes and Fernando Navarro.
Only the Liga MX players were called up to the squad due to the fact that the dates were not within the FIFA international calendar. Martino will include foreign players for the October 7 friendly against the Netherlands in Amstersdam, which is the only other game confirmed for The Tri in 2020. The federation is trying to set up another game in October and two more in the November international window.
The Mexican federation announced on Tuesday that the training facilities of the national team will become a kind of bubble environment to protect players from contracting COVID-19, without allowing the public to enter Azteca for the game against Costa Delicious.
The entire squad:
Goalkeepers: Hugo Gonzalez (Monterrey), Guillermo Ochoa (Club America), Jonathan Orozco (Club Tijuana), Alfredo Talavera (Pumas UNAM)
Defenders: Jesus Gallardo (Monterrey), Miguel Layun (Monterrey), Cesar Montes (Monterrey), Luis Rodriguez (Tigres), Luis Romo (Cruz Azul), Carlos Salcedo (Tigres), Jorge Sanchez (Club America), Gilberto Sepulveda (Chivas), Johan Vasquez (Pumas UNAM)
Midfielders: Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul), Uriel Antuna (Chivas), Fernando Beltran (Chivas), Luis Chavez (Pachuca), Sebastian Cordova (Club America), Carlos Rodriguez (Monterrey), Ivan Rodriguez (Leon), Orbelin Pineda (Cruz Azul)
Forward: Santiago Gimenez (Cruz Azu), Mauro Lainez (Club Tijuana), Jose Juan Macias (Chivas), Henry Martin (Club America), Alexis Vega (Chivas)
Source: espn.co.uk
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