This afternoon, the Chilean National Team will face Canada in a match full of new developments. Although it was said that it could be suspended, La Roja confirmed that it is going ahead, but with a complete security protocol.
The measure was taken due to the threatening weather in Florida, which was under a strong thunderstorm which, in fact, forced La Roja to suspend part of its training session on Thursday.
Another of the last-minute changes for this match is the exclusion of Ricardo Gareca from the bench as Chile’s coach. The “Tiger” received a sanction of which he was notified this Friday, minutes before appearing at the pre-match press conference.
Now, the big and bad news for the Chilean National Team It is the significant loss of captain and starting goalkeeper Claudio Bravo. The goalkeeper had physical discomfort that sidelined him from this commitment, so his place would be taken by Gabriel Arias.
Three possible losses and news in the Chilean National Team
In addition to Claudio Bravo, Erick Pulgar and Paulo Díaz They would also leave the stellar eleven this afternoon against the Canadian National Team.
According to the journalist Christopher Brandt from ESPN, both the defender and the midfielder would not start for this match, and Guillermo Maripán and Marcelino Núñez would take their place respectively.
That said, Chile’s formation would be as follows: Gabriel Arias Mauricio Isla, Igor Lichnovsky, Guillermo Maripán (Paulo Díaz), Gabriel Suazo; Rodrigo Echeverría, Marcelino Núñez (Erick Pulgar), Darío Osorio, Alexis Sánchez, Víctor Dávila; Eduardo Vargas.
Time for the duel between Chile and Canada
It is worth remembering that the duel between the Chilean National Team and Canada will be played this Saturday June 29 starting at 8:00 p.m.
The stadium for this commitment is the Exploria Stadium from Orlando, Florida, while the designated judge is the Colombian Wilmar Roldan.
