The Chilean team has already distributed the numbers and several of the Golden Generation already have successors.
By Felipe Pavez Farías
Updated on 06/16/2024 – 12:13 pm CLT
Updated on 06/16/2024 – 12:13 pm CLT
The Chilean team is fine-tuning the final details for the 2024 Copa América. This Sunday, the team led by Ricardo Gareca He takes flight to the United States in search of his third continental title.
However, a large detail remained to be defined before traveling to Yankee lands. This is because the bibs that will be officially used remained to be distributed. What is modified since it is an official tournament and not friendly matches.
Not a minor issue since the historical figures of La Roja were left out of the call as Gary Medel and Arturo vidal. For this reason, it was striking that the mystery was revealed by Conmebol itself, which this Sunday published the official list.
The list of 26 players indicates that several of the historic numbers were inherited to the so-called replacement players and that they will have an important responsibility on their backs.
Official list: Chile’s numbers in the Copa América
In the list provided by Conmebol, the absence of figures who managed to be Two-time Champions with the golden generation such as Arturo Vidal, Charles Aránguiz, Marcelo Díaz and Gary Medel is confirmed. So now their numbers were inherited to the replacement of the national team.
The King left the number 8 and will now wear it no less than Dario Osorio. The one born in Hijuelas and current figure of the champion FC Midtjylland, had occupied the 22 in the last FIFA date and now takes one of the numbers with history in the national team.
Prince Aránguiz kept number 20 and now it will be worn by Maximiliano Guerrero, who is the only representative of the U on this list. On the 21st of Carepato Díaz, Matías Catalán was in charge. Meanwhile, Gary’s 17 will now be worn by Esteban Pavez who joined the roster occupying the last available spots.
The numbers of the Red
- Goalkeepers: 1 Claudio Bravo (Betis), 12 Gabriel Arias (Racing) and 23 Brayan Cortés (Colo Colo).
- Defenders: 2 Gabriel Suazo (Toulouse), 21 Matías Catalán (Talleres), 6 Thomas Galdames (Godoy Cruz), 4 Mauricio Isla (Independiente), 5 Paulo Díaz (River), 3 Guillermo Maripán (Monaco), 16 Igor Lichnovsky (America) ), 25 Benjamín Kuscevic (Fortaleza) and 26 Nicolás Fernández (Audax Italiano).
- Midfielders: 18 Rodrigo Echeverría (Huracán), 15 Diego Valdés (América), 7 Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City), 24 César Pérez (Unión La Calera), 13 Erick Pulgar (Flamengo) and 17 Esteban Pavez (Colo-Colo).
- Forwards: 10 Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan), 11 Eduardo Vargas (Atlético Mineiro), 22 Ben Brereton (Sheffield United), 9 Víctor Dávila (CSKA), 20 Maximiliano Guerrero (U. de Chile), 8 Darío Osorio (Midtjylland) , 14 Cristian Zavala (Colo Colo) and 19 Marcos Bolados (Colo Colo).
