The Salvadoran coach confirmed 33 players in the first filter for Concacaf, with a roster dominated by First Division players, only with Tomás Romero as a legionnaire
El Salvador’s U-24 team in view Concacaf pre-Olympic It has already presented its preliminary list of players, as it is the only squad that does not occupy the 50 seats available for this first filter. La Azulita presented 33 names in this first list, which should be presented until March 8th.
Technician Hugo Pérez did not include in this first list the extensive list of legionaries who trained on Salvadoran soil, such as Enrique Alguera, Marcus Velado, Daniel Arévalo, Eric Calvillo, Gilbert Fuentes, plus the legionnaire Roberto Dominguez, who also plays for the Selecta Mayor and currently plays in Albania, leaving only Los Angeles FC goalkeeper Tomás Romero on the tentative list.
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In the list, the most consistent players in the First and Second Division were taken from the former technician’s calls at the time Rodolfo Gochez, where the names of Fernando Quintanilla, Fernando Castillo, Mario González, Marvin Aranda, Luis Méndez, among other players with filming in the highest category.
The group stage starts for the Selecta on Friday, March 19 in the match against Canada at 5 p.m. at the Jalisco Stadium, then they will play against on Monday, June 22 Honduras at 7:30 pm at Akron Stadium and they close that stage on March 25th at Jalisco Stadium at 6:00 pm earlier Haiti. The Selecta must be in the first two of their group to play the semi-finals and if they win, they will reach their place in Olympics.
The Pre-Olympic Selecta in a game against Atlético Marte, prior to the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2021. Photo EDH / Courtesy Fesfut
This is the preliminary list of the Pre-Olympic Select:
Goalkeepers: Mario González (Alianza FC), Marlon Danilo Joya (Jocoro), Luis Emilio Rivera (Isidro Metapán), Tomás Romero (Los Angeles FC – USA).
Defense: Giovanni Ávila (Santa Tecla), Elvis Claros (Jocoro), Lizandro Claros (Firpo), Ronald Rodríguez (CD Águila), Siliazar Henríquez (CD FAS), Luis Méndez (Municipal Limeño), Kevin Menjívar (11 Deportivo), Alexis Montes ( Sonsonate FC), Walter Torres (Santa Tecla), Rómulo Villalobos (11 Deportivo).
Flyers: Elvin Alvarado (Alianza FC), Marvin Aranda (CD FAS), Melvin Cartagena (11 Deportivo), Diego Chávez (CD FAS), Enrique Contreras (11 Deportivo), Marcelo Díaz (11 Deportivo), Denis García (Brujos Mario Calvo), Jacobo Moreno Kattán (Sonsonate FC), José Isaac Portillo (Alianza FC), Fernando Quintanilla (Santa Tecla), Kevin Reyes (CD FAS), Ezequiel Rivas (AD Chalatenango),
Forward: Luis Canales (L.Á. Firpo), Fernando Castillo (Isidro Metapán), Gerber Chávez (Isidro Metapán), Marvin Márquez (Isidro Metapán), Roberto Herrera (L.Á. Firpo), Boris Morales (AD Chalatenango), Óscar Paz (Santa Tecla FC).