Ricardo Gareca has already made the payroll official the Red for the Copa America 2024 and in the list of 26 names three players who are in Brazilian soccer appear: the defender Benjamin Kuscevicthe steering wheel Erick Pulgar and the forward Eduardo Vargas.
Of three, Kuscevic It is the only one that enjoys absolute ownership. Under the orders of Juan Pablo Vojvodathe central defender trained at the Catholic University is a permanent member of the 11th Strength. Furthermore, before receiving the emergency call from ‘Tiger’in advance of the friendly with Paraguaythe defender had been crowned champion of the Northeast Cup 2024.
The lack of continuity of both players may also affect Ricardo Gareca, in Chile’s debut against Peru in the Copa América, this Friday, June 21 in Arlington. Already in the duel against the Guaraníes, Pulgar was somewhat lacking in football and was replaced at 63. Vargas added more minutes and even scored his 42nd goal for La Roja.
The big problem of Pulgar and Vargas
During the performance of the America Cupone of the only tournaments that will not stop is the Brazilian. The teams will continue to play and will do so twice a week. For the same reason, the players who are with the national team Chili They are going to be out in several games.
The big problem will be Erick Pulgar and Eduardo Vargas, since neither of them ended up starting in their respective teams.. While the midfielder spent two games on the bench Flamengo Before the FIFA Date, the scorer saw few minutes in Atlético Mineiroeven leaving some games without playing.
Pulgar and Vargas already missed one game and will be absent in six games just due to the participation of the Chilean National Team in the group stage. The total number will increase to eight if they qualify for the quarterfinals and 10 if they reach the semifinals, since winning or losing they will have to play one more definition (for third place or the cup).
Having finished the first semester as substitutes, both players will miss a significant number of games in the Brazilianwhich in the long run could impact the minutes they have ahead of the next qualifying date, at the beginning of September. On the other hand, unlike his teammates, Kuscevic is considered by Vojvoda as a starter before, now and when he returns.
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