The Mexican National Team is about to start its tour of friendly matches for the Nations League and for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. On the afternoon of Thursday, April 21, Gerardo Tata Martino, coach of the Tri, shared his squad for the first friendly match against Guatemala.
Among the novelties were the names of Marcelo Flores, Arturo Palermo Ortíz and David Ochoa, but at the same time the great absences left out by the Argentine strategist were highlighted. Although this is a friendly match, the fans claimed the lack of some players who have had outstanding performances in the Liga MX such as Juan Pablo Vigón, from Tigres, or Alan Mozo, from Pumas.
And the fact is that the friendly match gave the idea of being the stage to see new players, although much of the list did fulfill it, there were missing names that generated discomfort among the fans of the Aztec team. It should be recalled that the European or usual elements
The right back became a fundamental element in Andrés Lillini's alignment with the university students. During the Concacaf qualifiers heading to Qatar 2022, the public considered that the Pumas youth academy has the competitive level to wear the Tri Major shirt.
However, the opportunity has not materialized and Mozo has only represented the country in smaller categories. It should be noted that one of the possible factors is due to the fact that the same day Mexico vs. Guatemala will be the first leg of the Concacaf Champions League, so their participation in their team was prioritized.
The ibTuzos midfielder has expressed his desire to reach the Mexican National Team of Tata Martino, because his performance with Pachuca in the 2022 Clausura has been outstanding, so he shared a hint on social networks for the Argentine.
His first appearance for the Tri was when Ricardo Tuca Ferretti called him in 2018. Since then he hasn't worn the tricolor shirt again.
One of the players who was not called up despite his good pace with the felines of Nuevo León was Vigón. Even the annoyances went viral on social networks as the attacking midfielder has been a fundamental part in the triumphs of the UANL club.
The annoyance came to the extent that different sports analysts shared their annoyance. One of them was Paco Villa from TUDN, who wrote the following: “Vigón makes the effort, puts heart, goals, a lot of football, and it is not taken into account by Tata. A real injustice”
Although the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) itself has already made it clear that there will not be a call for Chicharito, part of the fans are still excited to see it as the MLS striker expressed his desire to return.
One of the usual goalkeepers that Tata Martino usually calls could not be considered as Jaime Lozano did not allow him to be called as he was given priority to the end of the Liga MX to be close to the playoff.
Cone Brizuela was ruled out for the friendly match because of the injury he had with Chivas during the match against Xolos. “A lesion of the proximal myotendinous junction of the left femoral biceps,” was what the official statement shared.
Since his process in the U-23 National Team led by Jaime Lozano, he has not been considered for the National Team again. Although he has been consistent with Cruz Azul, he hasn't worn the Tri shirt again.
KEEP READING: