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March 12 – Mexican supervisor Javier Aguirre has disregarded veteran goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, so typically the talisman of Mexican groups, and Membership América’s evergreen ahead Henry Martín from his 23-man roster for the upcoming Concacaf Nations League Finals.
Mexico open towards Canada on March 20 within the semi-final at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. They’ll then meet both USA or Panama within the closing or the third-placed play-off on the identical venue on March 23.
The 39-year-old Ochoa (pictured) has performed 151 instances for the Mexican group in a world profession spanning 20 years. Membership América’s 28-year-old Luis Malagón has the chance to cement his beginning place. He has performed seven instances for the nationwide group since making his senior debut in 2023.
Mexico’s greatest failing of current seasons has been a failure to attain extra objectives to match their typically dominant passages of possession. Henry Martin, 32, has scored 11 objectives in 46 appearances for Mexico, a scoring document that has not matched his 95 objectives in 251 appearances for Membership America.
Aguirre can also be with out San Diego FC ahead Hirving Lozano who remains to be recovering from a pre-season damage.
As a substitute Aguirre will look to his abroad strikers Julián Quiñones (Al-Qadisiya), Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), Santiago Giménez (AC Milan), and César Huerta (Anderlecht) to step up.
Jimenez and Giménez particularly will probably be anticipated to fulfil their promise at nationwide group stage, although Giménez, who was born in Argentina, has but to obtain the total assist of Mexico’s partisan fan base.
Giménez scored 45 objectives in 75 video games for Feyenoord earlier than a €32 million transfer to AC Milan in January the place he has scored twice in six video games.
West Ham’s Edson Álvarez will probably be on the coronary heart of Mexico’s midfield which is an space the place they don’t seem to be in need of expertise with Luis Romo (Chivas), Luis Chávez (Dinamo Moscow), Roberto Alvarado (Chivas), and Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens) giving Aguirre loads of choices.
That is the fourth version of the Nations League, a title Mexico have by no means gained having misplaced twice within the closing to the USA.
Mexico Nations League Finals roster
Goalkeepers: Luis Malagón (América), Raúl Rangel (Chivas), Carlos Moreno (Pachuca)
Defenders: César Montes (Lokomotiv Moscow), Johan Vásquez (Genoa), Israel Reyes (América), Ramón Juárez (América), Jesús Gallardo (Toluca), Jesús Ángulo (Tigres), Rodrigo Huescas (Copenhagen)
Midfielders: Edson Álvarez (West Ham United), Luis Romo (Chivas), Luis Chávez (Dinamo Moscow), Charly Rodríguez (Cruz Azul), Roberto Alvarado (Chivas), Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens), Erik Lira (Cruz Azul)
Forwards: Julián Quiñones (Al-Qadisiya), Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), Santiago Giménez (AC Milan), César Huerta (Anderlecht), Alexis Vega (Toluca), Efraín Álvarez (Tijuana).
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