March 22, 2023, 10:42 PM
March 22, 2023, 10:42 PM
The defender of Real Zaragoza, from Spain, Jairo Quinteros, is clear about the ideas and the responsibility that defending the national team shirt means national. He affirmed that a player does not arrive in passing at La Verde, much less on vacation.
“We are not here passing through or, on vacation, We are here to meet the objectives and what the coaching staff wants to convey to us in order to demonstrate it on the pitch”, Quinteros stated on the second day of work in Saudi Arabia.
On Saudi soil, Bolivia will play two friendlies. The first before Uzbekistan this friday march 24Today is the second against the local team, four days later.
The central defender affirmed that friendlies are important to find the base team that will face the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. “It helps us (the friendlies) to prepare for what’s to come for the Qualifiers. We are very confident”, added the Bolivian defender.
He highlighted the youth of La Verde in this new process. “There is a good group, with very talented and young players, who do good for the national team,” added the 22-year-old player.
WITH MARTINS THE GREEN IS COMPLETE
The captain of the national team, Marcelo Martins, trained this Wednesday with the rest of his teammates in Arabia. The striker, who arrived as a free player, due to his recent separation from Cerro Porteño, from Paraguay, is one of the few who has a guaranteed position in the Bolivian team.
This Thursday, those led by Costas, They will close practices while waiting for a clash against Uzbekistan, on Friday from 2:00 p.m. Bolivian time.
