The coach of the Paraguay national team, Daniel Garneroreleased this Saturday the list of the 26 summoned who will compete in the 2024 Copa América in the United States, where they shine Julio Enciso and Miguel Almirón, internationals who play in the Premier League.
La Albirroja had to dispense with of the MLS player Diego Gomez due to an injury that did not allow him to be called up even in the previous list on May 31 made up of the players who would face the friendly matches preparatory to the Cup.
The Inter Miami midfielder, who was in the “full recovery process”, after the injury he suffered in April during a match against Nashville SC, will miss the Copa América but now has free rein, as long as his club allows it, to participate with the Paraguayan U-23 team in the Paris Olympic Games.
In this way, the list of players who will defend the Albirroja was practically the same as the May roster, except for the exclusion of the youth Gabriel Aguayo from Cerro Porteño.
Up front, Paraguay will also have the scorer of the Quito University Sports League, Alex Arce; Ramón Sosa, from the Argentine Talleres de Córdoba; or Ángel Romero, from Corinthians in Brazil.
Carlos Coronel, goalkeeper of the New York Red Bulls of the United States, will defend the Paraguayan goal, along with his compatriots Alfredo Aguilar of Sportivo Luqueño and Rodrigo Morínigo of Libertad
Among those called Also notable are the Inter Miami midfielder, Matías Rojas; Andres Cubas, of the Vancouver Whitecaps of Canada; Mathías Villasanti of the Brazilian Gremio; and Omar Alderete from the Spanish Getafe.
Garnero chose to include eight players who play for teams in the Paraguayan league, five of them come from Libertad, current champion of the local Apertura Tournament.
La Albirroja lost 3-0 against Chile, tied 0-0 with Peru and is preparing to face the Panama team this Saturday, in his third friendly match, before his debut in the Copa América where they will first face Colombia, on June 24.
The roster of 26 players is made up of:
Goalkeepers:
Carlos Coronel (New York Red Bull -USA), Alfredo Aguilar (Sportivo Luqueño), Rodrigo Morínigo (Libertad).
Defenses:
Omar Alderete (Getafe-ESP), Fabián Balbuena (Dinamo Moscow-RUS), Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras-BRA), Junior Alonso (Krasnodar-RUS), Gustavo Velázquez (Newell’s Old Boys-ARG).
Midfielders:
Matías Rojas (Inter Miami-USA), Richard Sánchez (América-MEX), Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps-CAN), Mathías Villasanti (Gremio-BRA), Damián Bobadilla (Sao Paulo-BRA), Iván Ramírez (Libertad ), Matías Espinoza (Libertad), Néstor Giménez (Libertad), Hernesto Caballero (Libertad), Fabrizio Peralta (Cerro Porteño).
Fronts:
Ramón Sosa (Talleres-ARG), Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United-GBR), Julio Enciso (Brighton & Hove Albion-GBR) Alejandro Romero (Al Ain FC-UAE), Adam Bareiro (San Lorenzo-ARG), Alex Arce (Liga Deportiva Universitaria-ECU), Derlis González (Olimpia), Ángel Romero (Corinthians-BRA).
