2023-10-10 16:24:00
Dominican Republic.
It’s official. Midfielder David Ruiz will not be part of the Honduras National Team for the duels against Cuba for the Concacaf Nations League.
The bomb arose this Tuesday since the Inter Miami midfielder had to arrive last Sunday in the Dominican Republic, the country where the clash between Hondurans and Cubans will take place.
Diario LA PRENSA learned that Ruiz did not board the plane and this day it was reported that finally the Catracho midfielder will not be with the Honduran squad.
The National Autonomous Football Federation of Honduras (Fenafuth) is awaiting a response from Inter Miami and the footballer himself in the next few hours regarding the decision not to respond to the call.
REASON
But everything has an explanation and it is the United States. The Stars and Stripes team has not had good episodes with Honduras in the past where the ‘H’ took away players like Ramón Núñez, Roger Espinoza or Andy Najar, now they are putting as much pressure as they can to have them all with them.
David Ruiz is a teammate of Lionel Messi at Inter Miami.
This has happened in the last month with David Ruiz, a player who had previously been called to Under 17 and Under 20 camps. Diario LA PRENSA learned that in the last duel that the garzas played in MLS, two scouts from the Football Federation of The United States arrived at the game and spoke with the young soccer player.
The two elements were sent precisely by Gregg Berhalter, current coach of the United States National Team. The coach’s message was blunt and clear: “Berhalter wants you in his project for the 2026 World Cup.” That overshadowed David Ruiz and reversed his decision to play for Honduras, for now.
The Honduran team will face Cuba this Thursday and Sunday, October 12 and 15, respectively. The H needs to win to advance to the next round in the Concacaf Nations League where they will fight for a place in the Copa América 2024.
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