In anticipation of the friendly match that Celeste will play against Costa Rica, with only players from the local environment, it is obvious in the east of the country that the Rosario coach will call on an amateur football scorer.
Marcelo Bielsa He has a project that may surprise more than one person. Thinking about preparing for the Copa América, The Uruguayan Football Federation has confirmed a friendly match against Costa Rica, with the exception that light blue There will only be actors from the local environment, considering the objective of the Rosario coach to increase the base of selectable players and give them international visibility. This match will take place on May 31, at the National Stadium in San José, the capital of Costa Rica.
Where is the surprise? In the east of the country, we learned that El Loco would have called on an amateur footballer. It is Walter Dominguez scorer of Soriano, a team that recently won the OFI (Internal Football Organization) National Teams Cup, with the aforementioned footballer as the character.
Through an interview after a match he played with the Juventud Soriano Athletic Institution, Domínguez confessed to the call he received. “They called me and I’m very happy,” he said. “I didn’t expect it and it was a surprise. The truth is that I am very happy,” added the 24-year-old striker.
Walter Domínguez is one of the main figures of football inside the country, that is to say amateur. With Juventud Soriano, he has 38 goals in 19 matches. Added to this are the six goals in as many matches played with the Fray Bentos Fútbol Club and the 13 goals in 14 matches with the national team. SO, All of this adds up to a total of 57 goals in 39 games, which gives an average of 1.4 goals per game. An enviable mark for any striker and one that would justify the AUF’s option, with the support of the former La Roja coach, to be part of the local team that will travel to Costa Rica.
Until the closing of this note, Uruguay had not officially communicated the list of players for the match against the Ticos, who will also play the Copa América in the United States. What we know is that Domínguez had traveled to train with Fénix, a First Division club installed in the Capurro district of Montevideo. Despite the approval, the player decided to return to his city and play for the national team, according to media reports The Daily .
Looking ahead to the continental competition, the question is whether Bielsa will have one of the local players in mind to include in the list. La Celeste is in Group C with the United States, Panama and Bolivia.
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