The Colo Colo goalkeeper has been released from concentration after sustaining an acromioclavicular sprain in his left shoulder and will be replaced by the University of Chile player.
The Red Sub 20 team suffers a major fall against the South Americans in Colombia. According to the Chilean Football Federation, goalkeeper Eduardo Villanueva suffered an acromioclavicular sprain in his left shoulder and will miss the category tournament.
The Colo Colo keeper is the first enforced absence from the youth team and will miss the tournament which starts next Thursday, January 19. And his replacement? On the way to the great rival, since the technical staff of the Chilean team, commanded by Patrick Hormazabal urgently summoned the caretaker University of Chile Pedro Garrido who made his debut just over a week ago in the Blues first team.
The young goalkeeper started the season with notoriety due to the lack of players in the position. Cristóbal Campos did not travel to Coquimbo due to personal problems and Cristopher Toselli had not yet arrived at the Azul Sports Center, so Garrido had to put on his gloves and play the duels against Piratas and Rosario Central.
official statement
From the Chilean team they reported the release of the albos goalkeeper: “The communications department of the Chilean Football Federation informs that the medical body of the Chilean men’s under-20 team has released the player Eduardo Villanueva from the list for South America in the category.
“The decision was adopted because the athlete suffered an acromioclavicular sprain in his left shoulder and his recovery period exceeds the times of this appeal “, they completed.
“In his place, the technical staff of the Chilean men’s national under-20 team called up the player of the University of Chile, Pedro Garrido, for the composition that will participate in the South American championship in Colombia from January 20. . “, they condemned.
In this line, the Red will debut on Friday 20 of this month in the contest, at 9:30 p.m. in our country. Chile will face Ecuador on the opening day of Group B, which also features teams from Bolivia, Uruguay and Venezuela.
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