The team led by Eduardo Berizzo will face Mexico, Uruguay and the Dominican Republic in the Valparaíso region. The Aztec team arrives with more than 10 injured and the Uruguayans have some young world champions in their ranks.
The Chilean team is preparing for the Pan American Games. Contrary to what the technical staff might have thought at another time, Santiago 2023 is considered a key competition when evaluating the continuity from Eduardo Berizzo to Juan Pinto Durán. The defeat against Venezuela left the coach in suspense. A poor performance in the continental competition and not obtaining the optimal number of points in the next double meet could be fatal for the strategist.
However, a positive role in the Valparaíso region would generate the opposite effect and could attract Toto to La Roja. If you achieve an exceptional performance, ideally a medal, He will assert himself in the position he has held for a year and a half.
The debut of the Roja Sub 23 takes place against Mexico, at the Sausalito stadium. The Aztec team appears to be a complex rival. In fact, in the last edition they won the silver medal. However, their present is not the same as in Lima 2019. In fact, they now arrive with a series of victims that complicate their aspirations. Several Liga MX clubs and one from MLS did not want to lend players to coach Ricardo Cadena.
In total, 12 footballers registered on the list to participate in Santiago 2023 were unable to travel to Chilean territory. José Castillo (Pachuca), Roberto de la Rosa (Pachuca), Marcel Ruiz (Toluca), Raúl Rangel (Chivas), Andrés Montaño (Mazatlán), Ramón Juárez (America), Víctor Guzmán (Monterrey), Rodrigo Huescas (Cruz Azul) , Diego Campillo (Juárez), Diego Medina (Santos), Jeremy Márquez (Atlas) and Jairo Torres (Chicago Fire) were forced not to defend their country. As it is not a FIFA date, teams are not obliged to loan their equipment.
Thus, Cadena’s final team consists of 18 players. Among them, only two are regular starters in their club. The latest results have shown the complexity of the technician in training his cast. They have just lost in friendly matches 2-1 against the United States and 4-1 against Japan.
Opposing realities
La Roja’s two other rivals at the Games arrive at very different times from each other. Uruguay brings in Under-20 World Cup champion footballers mid-year. The Celeste Panamericana will be led by Diego Reyes Marcelo Bielsa’s Chilean technical assistant.
The roster (put together by Rosario) of 24 players included young champions Facundo Machado, Rodrigo Chagas (both of Nacional) and Juan Cruz de los Santos (River Plate). Also striking is the inclusion of Unión Española player Rodrigo Piñeiro. The rest of the athletes play in Uruguayan football. The Uruguayan delegation landed in Chile this Wednesday.
Finally, the Dominican Republic is the team that should be the weakest in the zone. In fact, a few months ago the national team faced the adult team of this country and it was a victory for La Roja by an expressive 5-0. Your payroll for Santiago 2023 Some names from this June experience come back: Michael Sambataro, Alex Jiménez and Isaac Baez.
Last August, when La Roja discovered their rivals, Eduardo Berizzo anticipated what the competition would be like. “Mexico is a very strong representative league, Uruguay is the under-20 world champion and these players will surely participate in this tournament and We recently played the Dominican Republic with the adult team and had players in this category. It’s a tough group and we’ll be a tough opponent too. In principle, we want to develop our idea of the game, find the best footballers to develop it and build a strong team to compete,” said the Argentine.
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