The cuban soccer team will assume its next commitments of the League of Nations of the North, Central American and Caribbean Confederation (CONCACAF) without its star Onel Hernandezwho does not appear on the roster announced this Monday by the Cuban Football Association (ACF)
The group, under the direction of Pablo Elier Sánchez, will face its counterpart from Barbados as a visitor on March 23, according to a note published in the sports portal Hit.
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The national team will then return to the Antonio Maceo stadium, in Santiago de Cuba, to close the group stage against Guadalupe on March 26, a match in which promotion to level A of the tournament and the ticket to the 2023 Gold Cup will be played. .
The most notable absence from the squad is that of the English Norwish City striker, who according to the publication suffered an injury with his club at the last minute. The severity of it is still being evaluated.
The outlet highlights that youngsters of proven quality appear in the new call-up, such as Yasnier Matos and Daniel Díaz, but others were also sidelined due to injuries, including Christian Flores and center-back Modesto Méndez.
Among the most striking additions are those of Jassael Herrera and Neisser Sandó from Cienfuegos, the latter a natural substitute for Davide Incerti, who plays in Italy and does not appear among those called up now.
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Equally notable is the return to the team of Jorge Luis Corrales from Pinar del Río, who until now had been away from the courts to fully recover from an injury.
“We have only one goal: to qualify as the first in the group to the Gold Cup and play level A of the Concacaf Nations League. We have a large and versatile group, with a lot of youth and very talented, in whom we trust for this,” he told the media, he highlighted for Hit the Cuban technician.
The team is made up of goalkeepers Sandy Sánchez Mustelier, Nelson Johnston Barrientos and Raiko Arozarena González.
Dariel Morejón, Jassael Herrera, Mario E. Peñalver, Greibel Palma, Yunior Yuri Pérez, Yosel Piedra, Carlos Alberto Vázquez and Jorge Luis Corrales appear in the defense.
In the middle of the field will be Rolando Abreu, Carlos Denilson Milanés, Neisser Sandó, Karel Espino, Aricheel Hernández, Dayron Reyes and Roberney Caballero.
The call includes forwards Willian Pozo, Luis Javier Paradela, Yasnier Matos, Maikel Reyes and Daniel R. Díaz.
