2023-09-07 13:36:26
The plane that will take the national team to Uruguay for the start of the qualifying process for the 2026 World Cup in Canada, the United States and Mexico will have one less passenger.
As El Deportivo was able to confirm, Eduardo Berizzo decided to leave Alexis Sánchez in Chile due to the player’s physical problems, after the forward had been without competitive activity for three months since his departure from Olympique de Marseille.
For now, the news is not yet official. However, the chances that the tocopillano would not travel to Montevideo were already very high last night. “It is very difficult for him to play”, was the phrase that was repeated the most in Juan Pinto Durán. And they were right, because finally AS10 stayed down the flight, according to various sources consulted by La Tercera.
The concern about this aspect was evident in the press conference this Wednesday in which the DT reported that the Tocopillano had undergone a series of studies before joining the practices on Tuesday.
“Alexis has undergone medical examinations in connection with his signing and we want to be cautious regarding his physical situation,” explained Berizzo.
“We are evaluating his health and his physical condition, thoroughly. We will decide whether to join the game on Friday or if we will maintain the hope of having him for the game on Tuesday (against Colombia)”, added Toto.
At that time, the coach’s hope was to be able to count on Sánchez for at least 30 minutes at the Centenario stadium in order to see how he responded to the demand and thus see if he could project him for the duel against the coffee growers on Tuesday.
However, after last-minute evaluations, the strategist preferred that the national striker not risk his physique at the Centenario and that he better stay in national territory to continue getting ready for the competition.
The fact that Alexis Sánchez has not been able to add minutes of competition at Inter Milan has allowed Eduardo Berizzo to evaluate in advance what could be the best alternatives to replace the Red’s striker.
In this way, one of the first names to appear is that of Alexander Aravena, who has shown a good individual level despite the opaque campaign that Universidad Católica has had in recent months for the National Championship.
Thus, the Monito is one of the favorite players to accompany Ben Brereton in the attack of Chile.
Regarding the brand new reinforcement of Villarreal, Berizzo indicated that “I have seen him well, I recognize that of his league games in the change of team he has intervened in one, but he is a footballer of great athletic and physical condition. I see the Ben that I knew when he played in England last season, now with a change of team he is fine ”.
The duel between Uruguay and Chile to be played at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo is scheduled for this Friday, September 8, starting at 8:00 p.m. in Chile.
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