The National Team arrives in the United States. In a couple of hours, Ricardo Gareca will deploy La Roja in the first practice on American soil. Although conclusions cannot yet be drawn for the debut against Peru, the La Roja strategist will take advantage of the session for the soccer players to stretch their legs and begin to get used to the heat in Texas, where they settled to wait for the clash against the squad of Jorge Fossati.
The tranquility of an arrival that was going within the foreseeable was marked by Erick Pulgar. The Flamengo midfielder was the one who took the longest to complete the immigration procedures, which generated concern in the delegation.
The man from Antofagasta spent about 40 minutes in the immigration service. At the official level, there was no explanation for the delay. On a journalistic level, yes. As reported on TNT Sports, The interview that is usually carried out with those who enter the United States, which usually takes just a couple of minutes, in the case of the northerner took longer than necessary..
What has not been sufficiently clear, at least until now, These are the reasons that led the officers to take a broader statement from Pulgar than the one that had been given, for example, by his fellow delegation members..
In compliance with the procedure, The Flamengo midfielder was permanently accompanied by Marko Biskupovic, the manager of the national teams. After the mishap, Pulgar was finally able to complete his admission and join the rest of his companions.
The midfielder is a key piece for Gareca, in an also important position on the playing field. In La Roja they hope that in its capacity as a reference for the most popular team in Brazil it will become a support for the balance of the national squad. The midfielder’s previous time in the United States with La Roja was happy: Pulgar is one of the members of the current roster that participated in the unforgettable campaign that culminated in winning the Copa América Centenario, in 2016, under the technical direction of Juan Antonio Pizzi.
