Honduras won another weapon for Thursday’s crucial game against Canada. Rigoberto Rivas, right winger held the first training session with Honduras in Guadalajara on Tuesday. After exiting the plane, the Reggina from Italy underwent a medical check-up and jumped onto the field to stand on command.
Rivas arrived in optimal condition, was checked by the doctors and, after passing the negative PCR test, joined the national team with the group under high pressure to take down the Canadians and get the ticket to the semi-finals of the Pre-Olympic.
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“It has been a very long journey, but I am happy to be with the group and ready for this half-time to try and play a big part in the next game that is important,” Rivas started from Guadalajara, Mexico.
That is why Rivas will start next Thursday (8:00 pm) for the game against the Americans, as the Bicolor needs a stir in the attack after the mediocre game against El Salvador where no optimal performance was seen.
“I think it’s important to meet the new teammates, I’ve seen the previous games, there is a good team and I think we can do things right,” said Balfate-born Colón.
Rivas joined until this Monday night after traveling from Italy as the club, Reggina, did not borrow him before, as it relied on FIFA regulations. Honduras has four points and leads the group on goal difference over Canada. A draw is enough to qualify for the next round.
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“I’m looking at a Honduran team that creates a lot, is aggressive, has goal balls. We need to improve some things and we can do things right,” said the Reggina player from Italy.
With Rivas on the field, Darixon Vuelta or Douglas Martínez himself could be sacrificed, as the Reggina player can play a winger, and up to “9”, as he has done in some Serie B games in Italy.
“We’re going to give everything, it’s an important game for us because it can qualify us. We’re going to look for it and try to win. The important thing is to think about the game against Canada and not first place. in the group, ”said the Honduran national team.
U-23 trained in the stadium on March 3 at the headquarters of the Technical University of Guadalajara. There, the group competing against El Salvador was restored and they tried to reinforce the rest so that they can arrive in a better way on Thursday. Rivas will arrive at the game with two practice sessions, enough, as he is already known to the group and the technical staff.
POSSIBLE 11 FROM HONDURAS: Alex Güity; Cristhopher Meléndez, Denil Maldonado, Wesly Decas; Edwin Rodríguez, Kervin Arriga, Jonathan Núñez, Rigoberto Rivas; Luis Palma and Douglas Martínez. DT Miguel Falero