A great game played this Tuesday chilean teambecause they beat their counterpart from Paraguay 3-0 at the National Stadium, in a preparatory duel for the America Cup.
La Roja begins to show its new face under the direction of Ricardo Garecaand celebrated thanks to the annotations of Víctor Dávila, twice, and Eduardo Vargas.
But not everything was smooth sailing in Ñuñoa, because the goalkeeper and captain of the national team, Claudio Bravoplayed only a short time because he had physical problems and had to be replaced by Gabriel Ariaswho also ended the match with problems.
Why didn’t Brayan Cortés play against Paraguay?
Given Bravo’s injury, everyone thought that his replacement was going to be Brayan Cortesstarting goal in La Roja at the start of the Qualifiers, however Ricardo Gareca put Racing Club’s goalkeeper.
After the match, it was learned the reason why the Colo Colo goalkeeper did not play and it is because he has a slight discomfort in his neck, caused in training for the Chilean team.
The former La Roja goalkeeper and now commentator Nicolas Pericspoke with RedGol and explained the reason for Cortés’ absence.
“Brayan was a little injured before, Claudio got injured and Arias ended up a little resentful. It seems good to me, it was a game with a clean sheet,” he said about the goalkeepers.
Then, regarding the colocolino, he explained that “Brayan was injured, that’s why he didn’t play.” Despite the above, all three are expected to be in the Copa América.
When does Chile vs Peru play for the United States Copa América?
The match between Chile and Peru for the Copa América 2024 will be played on June 21 at 9:00 p.m., at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
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