Balonazos Editorial.- This Sunday the 16th the Vinotinto National Team will move to San José, in the west of the United States. The national team led by Fernando Batista will settle in the state of California to continue its preparation.
Saint Joseph It is one of the most important cities in California and is the capital of Santa Clara County. He will continue working until the debut in the Copa América, on Saturday, June 22 against Ecuador.
Venezuela’s first game will be at Levi’s Stadium, located in the city of Santa Clara, California. On the first date of Group B, that same day, Mexico and Jamaica will face each other at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.
He Levi’s Stadium It was inaugurated in 2014. It hosted the 2016 Copa América Centenario. On that occasion, the matches were played: Uruguay 3-0 Jamaica, Panama 2-1 Bolivia and the scandalous win Chile 7-0 Mexico.
With 26 Vinotintos summoned to San José
Of the 30 players called up, 4 are left out of the trip, due to their youth or lack of international experience. It must be taken into account that the vast majority of those summoned are part of the “Batista Project”.
Technical director Fernando Batista had announced a list of 46 protected players for the competition. Of that large group, 16 were left out.
Among other players who were ruled out were Wuilker Fariñez, Roberto Rosales, Rómulo Otero, Junior MorenoSergio Córdova and Josef Martínez.
Five play abroad and one currently plays in the FutVe League. Several of those who were part of the Vinotinto Olímpica at the beginning of the year also left the 30 mentioned.
This Sunday the 16th, Vinotinto plans to travel to San José if there are no last minute changes according to what was previously reported.
Before traveling, they played a training match against a local team that they won by a landslide. Then the coach must announce the four players who will be left out of the Copa América.
