ESPN Digital presents the states of the Republic that can form an ideal team with footballers from that region
Eight of the 32 states of the Mexican Republic could put together an XI made up only of Division I players born in the state. These include Jalisco, Mexico City, Nuevo León and Sinaloa, but there are also surprises such as San Luis Potosi and Veracruz, which manage to cover the quota of 11 footballers and could show their own selection.
ESPN Digital It introduces you to the eleven in each state, whether they should represent the entity in a professional manner.
Selection of Nuevo Leon
Nuevo León is the state that has the teams in the MX League with the most expensive team, Tigres and Monterrey, although the entity has few players in the area. From the universe of First Division players, the eleven players born in that territory include Carlos Rodríguez, from Rayados, and Jonathan Orozco, who now plays with Xolos de Tijuana.
Selection of San Luis Potosi
Just two years ago, First Division football returned to San Luis Potosi. Despite this, the entity has continued to contribute players to the MX League and even has representatives in Europe, such as Eugenio Pizzuto. The figure of the team that would play at home for Alfonso Lastras would be the goalkeeper from Monterrey, Hugo González.
Sinaloa selection
Fishing and trade are among the main economic activities in Sinaloa, although it has become one of the five states that contribute the most football players to the First Division. Eleven players from this entity would make several teams in the MX League tremble, because among its figures are Erick Gutiérrez, from PSV Eindhoven, and Luis Romo, a figure from Cruz Azul.
Sound selection
In the research you did ESPN Digital, 12 footballers from Sonora were found in the First Division, although none of them was a goalkeeper. If it had been a selection, the team from the north of the country would have to call the goalkeeper Cimarrones, a native of that part of the country, and his figure would be Jesús el Tecatito Corona, currently considered one of the best players. from Mexico.
Veracruz selection
The port of Veracruz continues to contribute with the footballers to the First Division, so much so that it is one of the states that could boast of an eleven made up of pure players from the state. The figure would be Sebastián Jurado del Cruz Azul and World Cup player Miguel Layún, now a player for Rayados.
Mexico City selection
Despite being the second most populous entity, the country’s capital has only 26 elements that could compete for a starting position in a Division I team, and the most questionable position is that of Alfredo “Pollo “Saldívar, who is currently a goalkeeper in Toluca.
Jalisco selection
It is the country of goalkeepers, because six of the seven good level goalkeepers are starters in the First Division. Among them are: Luis García, Jesús Corona, Guillermo Ochoa, Alfredo Talavera, Raúl Gudiño, Antonio Rodríguez and Gil Alcalá. However, the starting goalkeeper of the Tri is the one who assumes ownership under the three positions.
Michoacán’s selection
Despite being one of the most contentious states at the national level due to the insecurity they experience every day, Michoacán manages to have the necessary elements to be one of the few entities in the country that manages to form its own 11 .