06/21/2024 7:56 p.m.
The 17 goals he scored with the League of Quito During the first half of the year, they catapulted Alex Arce to the America Cup. The Albo striker was one of the 26 cited by Daniel Garnero to represent Paraguay in the continental tournament. And in the prelude to what will be its premiere in the United States, The attacker told how he lived the previous hours.
“Unique sensations, looking back three or four years ago I was playing in the interior of Paraguay. And now going through this moment makes me very happy and very proud of what I have achieved. I have worked very hard and that is why I got this call,” he said in an interview with the Paraguayan Football Association.
Arce, who arrived at LDU to occupy the place left vacant by Paolo Guerrero, He has already accumulated three games with Albirroja, all on the tour prior to the Copa América. He played his first match in the 0-0 against Peru in Lima, a match in which he started. And then he entered the 3-0 loss against Chile and the 1-0 win with Panama. He still has no goals.
Regarding how he found out about Garnero’s call, he revealed: “It was a very nice moment. I was at home when I received the notification. The truth is that I was very happy and I started to notify my relatives. I always thought about my mother, when I received the notification the first thing I did was call her. “She fought a lot for me.”
“I see the group quite well, we are going to have a nice Copa América. We are working for that, for my part to be able to do my best and always give 100%. Tell the fans to continue supporting, to believe in us, we are going to go to war with this team,” he concluded.
Alex Arce in his debut in Paraugay.
When does Paraguay debut in the Copa América?
The first match of the Paraguayan national team will be this Monday, June 24, when Albirroja faces Colombia, for the first date of the group stage of the Copa América. The match is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. Ecuador time.
