The Venezuelan striker returns to the sporting stronghold where he defended the University of Chile. In the first round, he became the face of Vinotinto during the defeat suffered by the Everyone’s Team in Maturín.
This Tuesday, La Roja, led by Ricardo Gareca, returns to action to face Venezuela in the 12th round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Canada, the United States and Mexico.The national team must win to continue to hope to fight for the playoffs. .
Of course, the task seems complicated not only because of the bad moment of everyone’s team, but also because of Vinotinto’s good performances in recent times which make him dream of direct qualification to the World Cup.
And for this shock, the team led by Fernando Batista will recover one of its greatest offensive figures. Yeferson Soteldo met against Brazil the date of the sanction imposed on him for the accumulation of yellow cards and now has everything ready to find himself at the National Stadium a place that received it when the attacker was defending the University of Chile.
The last meeting
The presence of Soteldo in the Venezuelan team constitutes a constant threat that La Roja already knew closely. In the first round, the left winger became a real headache for the national defense in the 3-0 victory at Maturín.
In fact, on this occasion, the 27-year-old footballer took charge of opening the scoring and gave the decisive pass to Salomón Rondón in the second, applauded by the public present.
“The team played an incredible match. For me the most important thing was the zero, we were already talking about it with the central defenders, that for everything we have we can’t score goals at home. “, he commented at that moment, sharing the fans’ gratitude with his teammates.
“I needed it more than ever, there’s a lot going on, a lot of injuries, but thank God I overcame it and it’s because of him that I’m here,” he reflected further late.
“I think today was a perfect match. I thank God for helping with the selection. We have a very nice atmosphere, and I think that is reflected on the pitch that it is very difficult to hurt a family that is united. “That was the key to the day,” he concluded.
The complicated departure of the U and the conflict with Medel
Soteldo’s farewell to the University of Chile was not pleasant. Especially after a comment from the Venezuelan in 2019 . On Instagram, a college fan criticized him for the way he played in Brazil, comparing it to the way he did in Chile.
The response from the Vinotinto team was brief: “B”, a comment linked to the bad time that the U was going through in the National Tournament, struggling to maintain the category. .
A comment that was echoed over time when the then Santos player ended up being relegated in 2023 with Soteldo as one of his figures.
“The turning points of life. You turned your back and mocked the institution that nurtured you and today you are paying for your arrogance. Sometimes it’s better to keep quiet, ungrateful “, a fan criticized him at the time.
And in the midst of the fight to avoid relegation there was another conflict, this time with Gary Medel who ended up saving the category with Vasco da Gama. The locals won 3-1 and at that time Yeferson Soteldo stood on the ball, angering rivals who considered it a mockery .
This situation provoked the immediate reaction of Gary Medel who confronted the defender Dodo, who protected the Venezuelan from the footballers who came to reprimand him, which ultimately cost Pitbull his expulsion.
A few weeks later, when Santos fell, Medel shot live : “Saints, Saints. Let him get on top of the ball now. Let these idiots get on top of the ball “.
The duel between Chile and Venezuela is scheduled for Tuesday, November 19 from 9:00 p.m.
Source: Latercera
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