The national team of cuban soccer will hold a friendly match against his similar Uruguay on June 20 as part of their preparation for the upcoming Gold Cup.
according to a note published by the Uruguayan newspaper The Observerthe Uruguayan Football Association (AFU) reported that the contracts had been signed for the local team to face the Cuban team at the National Stadium in Montevideo six dates after playing on the same stage against the Nicaraguan squad.
So far, the Cuban Football Association (AFC) has not confirmed the news, although some sources announced that in addition to finalizing the presentation in the Uruguayan capital, its authorities were testing the options of adding a cap with the Chilean team as part of the upcoming date FIFA.
Cuban soccer: Uruguay looms on the horizon of the national team
The Cuban team appears among the first two rivals of Uruguay in the new cycle of its team under the command of the prestigious Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa, recently appointed to the position, although details were lacking to adjust his contract.
The South American newspaper also points out that the AFU had considered two other rivals for these friendlies, but had opted for the caps against Nicaragua (number 140 in the FIFA ranking) and Cuba (165) taking into account the economic benefits they could generate.
The initial variants pointed to Australia and New Zealand, but could not be specified. Germany was also in the crosshairs, but the agreed income would barely cover the transportation and accommodation expenses of the team.
The publication points out that, in the best of scenarios, the AFU could raise close to a million dollars playing at home for both games, if Bielsa’s presentation were to take place and the country’s main figures step on the Centennial lawn, something that would be able to captivate the fans.
On the other hand, Cuba would be carrying out one of the most important duels of its new era since it can summon the best players hired in foreign leagues, protected or not by the AFC.
The island selection He got his ticket to the Gold Cup, that will be played in the United States, after defeating the representation of Guadalupe at the end of March, in a match played in Santiago de Cuba and corresponding to the second level of the League of Nations of the North, Central American and Caribbean Confederation (Concacaf).
In addition to the classification, this result allowed him to ascend to the highest level for the next edition of that league that brings together the teams of the region.
