The Mexican team will face the Bolivian team today at 7:00 p.m. at Soldier Field in Chicago in a friendly in which both will be without several of their main figures.
After losing the Nations League against the United States team, which gave them a dance in the final, the Mexicans intend to be protagonists in the Copa América.
Coach Jaime Lozano will seek victory, but above all, observe his young figures, as part of the renewal of the Mexican Tricolor, which will play the continental tournament in Group B against Jamaica, Venezuela and Ecuador.
With the absence of goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, who played in five World Cups, but is going through a downturn in his career, and without attackers Hirving Lozano and Henry Martín, Mexico will play the Copa América with a combination of young people and veterans, with the which will seek to surpass Bolivia.
Lozano gave a coup of authority by announcing his new call-up and leaving out Guillermo Ochoa, considered untouchable, despite showing a performance below figures such as Luis Ángel Malagón, hero of América’s title in the Clausura of Mexican soccer.
Both the Mexican and Bolivian soccer teams will bet today on young people who will be associated with some experienced figures.
Bolivia, which will play Group C of the Copa América against the United States, Uruguay and Panama, will present a team with nine rookies that will have a majority of players from the Bolívar club, leader of the local tournament, and will not have figures from The Strongest and the Always Ready, who participate in South American competitions.
Coach Antonio Carlos Zago is looking for a striker to replace the team’s historic scorer, Marcelo Martins, who retired. Tonight, he will be attentive to the work of César Menacho and Carmelo Algarañaz, two talented figures.
JORDAN CARRILLO IS PROFILED
The Santos Laguna youth squad, Jordan Carrillo, is ready to be taken into account by the national strategist, Jaime Lozano, for the three friendlies that he will play starting this Friday, the next two will be next week, against the teams of Uruguay and Brazil.
Against the Charrúas, it will be on Wednesday, June 5 at 7:00 p.m. (Torreón time) at the Empower Fiel in Denver, Colorado, and against the Brazilians, on Saturday, June 8 of the same month at 6:30 p.m. in Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.
It is worth remembering that the midfielder originally from Culiacán, Sinaloa, began his process in the Guerreros youth team in 2016, going through the U-15, U-17 and U-20 representatives, until making his debut with the first team in the Guardianes Tournament. 2020, under the direction of Guillermo Almada.
On his return to the Liga MX with the Guerreros, after his European experience at Real Sporting de Gijón, he played 15 games in the 2024 Clausura Tournament, accumulating more than 1,500 minutes of play. He stood out as the albiverde footballer with the most successful defensive one-on-ones (20) and the most passes in the last quarter of the field (73).
Last March, Jordan participated with the Tricolor U-23 in a preparation match against Argentina, scoring a goal.
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2024-05-31 19:37:57