The Salvadoran coach confirmed 33 players in the first filter at Concacaf, with a list dominated by players from the First Division, only with Tomás Romero as legionnaire
The El Salvador U-24 team in sight Pre-Olympic concacaf It has already presented the preliminary list of players, being the only selection that did not occupy the 50 places available for this first filter. La Azulita presented 33 names in this first list, which must be presented definitively by March 8.
Technician Hugo Pérez did not place in this first list the extensive list of legionaries who trained on Salvadoran soil, such as Enrique Alguera, Marcus Velado, Daniel Arévalo, Eric Calvillo, Gilbert Fuentes, plus the legionary Roberto Dominguez, who also plays with Mayor Selecta and currently plays in Albania, leaving only Los Angeles FC goalkeeper Tomás Romero on the preliminary list.
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In the list, the most consistent players from Division I and Second were taken from the calls made at that time by the former coach. Rodolfo Gochez, where the name of Fernando Quintanilla, Fernando Castillo, Mario González, Marvin Aranda, Luis Méndez, among other players with filming in the highest category.
The group stage will begin for Selecta on Friday, March 19, in the match against Canada at 17:00 on Jalisco Stadium, then Monday 22 will play against Honduras at 19:30 at Akron Stadium and close this phase on March 25 at Jalisco Stadium at 18:00 before Haiti. The teams must be among the first two in their group to play in the semi-finals and, if they win, they will reach their place in Olympic Games.
Pre-Olympic selection in a match against Atlético Marte, before the eliminatory one to the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2021. Photo EDH / Kindness Fesfut
This is the preliminary list of the pre-Olympic selection:
Porters: Mario González (Alianza FC), Marlon Danilo Joya (Jocoro), Luis Emilio Rivera (Isidro Metapán), Tomás Romero (Los Angeles FC – USA).
Defenses: Giovanni Ávila (Santa Tecla), Elvis Claros (Jocoro), Lizandro Claros (Firpo), Ronald Rodríguez (CD Águila), Siliazar Henríquez (CD FAS), Luis Méndez (Municipal Limeño), Kevin Menjívar (11 Deportivo), Alexis Montes ( Sonsonate FC), Walter Torres (Santa Tecla), Rómulo Villalobos (11 Deportivo).
Flyers: Elvin Alvarado (Alianza FC), Marvin Aranda (CD FAS), Melvin Cartagena (11 Deportivo), Diego Chávez (CD FAS), Enrique Contreras (11 Deportivo), Marcelo Díaz (11 Deportivo), Denis García (Brujos Mario Calvo), Jacobo Moreno Kattán (Sonsonate FC), José Isaac Portillo (Alianza FC), Fernando Quintanilla (Santa Tecla), Kevin Reyes (CD FAS), Ezequiel Rivas (AD Chalatenango),
Before: Luis Canales (L.Á. Firpo), Fernando Castillo (Isidro Metapán), Gerber Chávez (Isidro Metapán), Marvin Márquez (Isidro Metapán), Roberto Herrera (L.Á. Firpo), Boris Morales (AD Chalatenango), Óscar Paz (Santa Tecla FC).