The match will mark the debut of the Mexican coach Luis Fernando Tena at the head of the Bicolor, after several months without international activity, and the locals hope to repeat the victory achieved on another March 24, but in 2021.
Then, the Sele beat the Cubans 1-0 (a goal by Luis Martínez at minute 60) in the framework of the first day of the qualifiers for Qatar 2022.
The Antillean eleven played the last half hour with 10 men and gave a glimpse of what could be in the future, since most of them met for the first time in that match.
Now the Blue and White will go to the Pensativo stadium, in the colonial city of Antigua, with heavy artillery, since it will have almost all the legionnaires summoned and the presence of their followers, under biosecurity measures due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The list includes Gerardo Gordillo (Gualaceo, ECU), José Pinto (Tacuary FBC), Nicholas Hagen (HamKam, NOR), Antonio de Jesús “Chucho” López (Necaxa, MEX), Marco Domínguez (Al Yarmouk Kuwait, KUW) and Marvin Ceballos (Black Lions, MEX).
Along with them will be five players from Municipal, four from Communications, three from Antigua, two from Cobán Imperial and one from Malacateco and Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, respectively.
The duel is scheduled for 6:00 p.m., local time, and the Caribbean team also brought a good number of players who play in foreign leagues, most of them known by Guatemalans in 2021, with the exception of Marcel Hernández, the star striker from Cartaginés of Costa Rica, who will debut here.
This friendly will be the prelude to the most striking game, on April 27, against Mexico, at one of the venues of the 2026 World Cup, the Camping World Stadium, in Orlando, Florida.
In addition, it paves the way for the Concacaf Nations League in the middle of the year and the qualification for the Gold Cup, which is played in that tournament.
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