With the final loss of Diego Gómez, Inter Miami player, The coach of the Paraguay National Team, the Argentine Daniel Garnero, presented this Saturday the final list of his team to compete in the 2024 Copa América in the United States.
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La Albirroja will be Colombia’s first rival in the tournament, in which they share group D with Brazil and Costa Rica. The first game will be next June 24 in Houston.
Gómez, 21, is one of Paraguay’s most promising footballers and was one of the hopes for the Cup. However, he was unable to recover from an ankle injury he suffered at the end of April and is now focusing on getting back ready for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Garnero’s list has no major surprises and in it The two Paraguayans who play in the Premier League stand out, Miguel Almirón, from Newcastle United), and Julio Enciso, from Brighton.
Alex Arce and Miguel Almirón
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Paraguay closes its preparation this Sunday with a friendly against Panama. Before they had tied without goals against Peru in Lima and later, they lost 3-0 against Chile.
“We are neither more nor less than anyone,” said Garnero after the defeat against the Chileans, and then acknowledged: “We had a difficult group in the Copa América.”
The 26 called up from Paraguay for the Copa América
Archers: Carlos Coronel (New York Red Bull), Alfredo Aguilar (Sportivo Luqueño) and Rodrigo Morinigo (Libertad).
Defenses: Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras), Junior Alonso (Krasnodar), Fabián Balbuena (Dinamo Moscow), Ómar Alderete (Getafe), Gustavo Velásquez (Newell’s Old Boys), Iván Ramírez (Libertad).
Midfielders: Matías Espinoza (Libertad), Néstor Giménez (Libertad), Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps), Hernesto Caballero (Libertad), Fabrizio Peralta (Cerro Porteño), Ríchard Sánchez (Mexico America), Mathías Villasanti (Gremio), Matías Rojas (Inter Miami), Damián Bobadilla (Sao Paulo).
Fronts: Alejandro Romero Gamarra (Al-Ain), Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), Derlis González (Olimpia), Álex Arce (Liga de Quito), Adam Bareiro (San Lorenzo de Almagro), Julio Enciso (Brighton), Ángel Romero (Corinthians) and Ramón Sosa (Talleres de Córdoba).
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