The Cuban soccer team will not be able to count on the services of Onel Hernández in the upcoming Gold Cup 2023, which will be held in various cities in the United States starting next June 27.
After several weeks of rumors and speculation, we communicated directly with the most relevant Antillean attacker today and he assured that “he had to undergo drainage of a cyst in his right knee, so he will have to be out of activity for the next six weeks in order to avoid a relapse.
The absence of the man from Ciego de Avila, who competes in the Championship (second level of England soccer) with Norwich City, is a blow to the aspirations of Los Leones del Caribe in the highest national team tournament in our geographical area, in which neither they will be able to count on the titleholders Karel Espino and Dairon Reyes, seriously injured just a few weeks ago.
Taking into account the current scenario, those led by Pablo Elier Sánchez should make the most of their preparatory stay in Chile and Uruguay next June. There, the strategist from Pinar del Río must try variants and make the pertinent readjustments to arrive with a defined starting lineup at the maximum regional appointment of selections.
The Cuban squad has agreed on a couple of friendly high altitude matches prior to said competition. On June 11, the Caribbeans will be taking on Chile at the Ester Roa Rebolledo Stadium in the city of Concepción in the Andean country, before moving to Uruguay, where they will play on the 20th against the Uruguayan team at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo.
