Lasarte trusts the old guard: Alexis, Medel, Bravo and Aránguiz lead the Red squad

The Chilean team you already have a payroll for their next two matches for the Qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, where they will face Argentina, in Calama, and then to Bolivia, in La Paz.

The technician Martín Lasarte trusted the old guard of La Roja for these two matches, which will be absolutely crucial in the search for qualification for the World Cup that will be played between November and December of this year.

Alexis Sanchez, Charles Aranguiz, Gary Medel, Mauritius Island and the captain Claudio Bravo, emblems of the golden generation, lead the list of the national team, in which The presence of goalkeeper Sebastián Pérez also stands out. The Carrot He had a great 2021 as a goalkeeper for Universidad Católica, after the departure of Matías Dituro, to Celta de Vigo.

The painting directed by Machete will be measured on Thursday, January 27 against Albiceleste, at desert foxes stadium, where he will have many problems to assemble the midfield, due to the absence of Arturo Vidal, who was suspended for three dates after his expulsion against Ecuador, in San Carlos de Apoquindo. Diego Valdés was also left out due to physical problems. What’s more, Erick Thumb and the Prince They will arrive with very little football, due to two injuries. Diego Valdés is not among those cited for physical problems.

One factor that may be important is that, according to the trans-Andean press, the team trained by Lionel Scaloni will not have Lionel Messi, its top star. This is due to the positive for Covid-19 that the Argentine star suffered, between Christmas and New Year, while enjoying his vacation in Rosario, with his family. Flea took longer than expected to recover, which is why he has not even been able to train alongside his teammates at PSG since returning to France.

To this is added that Leo has not played an official match for approximately a month, so Scaloni does not want to risk it with a duel 2,260 meters of altitude, especially considering that The Argentine team is already qualified for the World Cup in Qatar.

In the absence of only four dates for the end of the Qualifiers, the duel against Albiceleste becomes a true final for Chile, in a duel of life or death. La Roja desperately needs a win to keep their World Cup dream alive.