Promising striker Alejandro Marqués, from the Spanish club Mirandés, was summoned for the first time to play for the Venezuelan national team in the friendly match against Saudi Arabia in June.
the selector José Pekerman, in charge of the Vinotinto team since last November, announced on Tuesday the list of players who will play two friendlies, which also includes a match against Malta.
Marqués, 21 years old and international with Spain in minor categories, will debut the jersey of his native country as one of the great hopes of the red wine.
The youth was contacted on previous occasions, without materializing his arrival to the team for different reasons.
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Pekerman’s list is headed by midfielders Yangel Herrera and Tomás Rincón; goalkeeper Wuilker Faríñez and striker Salomón Rondón, the Venezuelan national team’s all-time leading scorer with 34 goals.
Marqués was called in 2018 by former coach Rafael Dudamel to play the South American U-20 Championship, qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. However, he did not become part of the team due to commitments he had at that time with the FC Barcelona subsidiary.
Also appearing as a new face on the list is goalkeeper Diego Gil (Puerto Cabello Academy).
Venezuela It is the only country in South America that has never been to the World Cup and bottom in the region’s qualifier for Qatar-2022. He has not played friendlies since November 2019.
The Venezuelan team will face Saudi Arabia on June 9 at the Nueva Condomina Stadium in Murcia, Spain. Eight days earlier, on June 1, he visits Malta at the Ta’Qali National Stadium.
