The coach of the Chilean soccer team, the Argentine Eduardo Berizzo, He said today that he is awaiting covid-19 test results from Gary Medel, Gonzalo Tapia and Marcelino Núñezwho are doubtful for this Friday’s friendly against Tunisia, in addition to the casualties due to injury to Pablo Parra and Esteban Pavez.
Berizzowho made his debut on the Red bench last Monday with a 0-2 defeat against South Korea, will thus see his options reduced to make an eleven in his new preparatory match for this Asian tour, scheduled for Friday in Kobe ( western Japan) against the North African team.
“It will be a tough test for us, against an opponent that has achieved World Cup qualification,” said “Toto” Berizzo during a telematic press conference offered before the game.
The coach waits for his team to “better develop the idea of the game” to which he aspires, “both in recovery and in the dynamic movement of the ball.”
In the match of Monday against South Korea, disputed in that country, his team “had a hard time finding passes from the central defenders to the midfielders and supplying the attack,” he admitted Berizzo, who hopes to “correct” those points in Kobe’s friendly.
The technician is waiting to know the additional covid-19 test results carried out at Medel, Tapia and Nunezwho yielded “indefinite results” in the first protocol tests to which they were subjected.
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In case any of these footballers were not available due to Covid they would join Pávez, who was injured in Korea, and the well-known loss of Vine.
Berizzo announced that Medel will be a starter again if the test results allow it, and also added that the goalkeeper will be Zacharias Lopezwho would be accompanied by “more players whom he wants to try” in addition to others already lined up last Monday.
“Some young players have already made their debut, and others will,” said the Argentine coach, who stressed his idea of renewing La Roja in future calls.
Berizzo pointed also that the team “is waiting for FIFA’s decision”, alluding to the complaint filed by Chile before that body for improper alignment of Byron Castillo by Ecuador, which could lead to a sanction against this country and a Red classification for Qatar.
