This week Vinotinto has a new chance to stay in the direct qualifying zone for the World Cup and Batista picked his players to take the six points against Ecuador and Peru.
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In the coming days, dates 5 and 6 of the always complicated Conmebol qualifiers will be played and Vinotinto will have to face two direct rivals in the fight to qualify for the first World Cup in history. First they will try to defend their home field when they face Ecuador at the Monumental de Maturín, and then they will have to strengthen themselves as visitors when they have to travel to Nacional de Lima to play Peru.
Who are the conscripts from Venezuela?
The players Fernando Batista has selected for this November doubleheader are:
Archers:
- Rafael Romo (Catholic University of Ecuador)
- Alain Baroja (Caracas FC)
- Joel Graterol (Panetolikos GFS).
Defense:
- Jon Aramburu (Real Sociedad)
- Alexander Gonzalez (Caracas FC)
- Jordan Osorio (Parma)
- Nahuel Ferraresi (Sao Paulo)
- Wilker Angel (Aucas)
- Christian Makoun (New England Revolution)
- Luis Mago (Banfield)
- Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire)
- Roberto Rosales (Sport Recife).
Midfield player:
- José Martinez (Philadelphia Union)
- Tomas Rincon (Santos FC)
- Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati)
- Yangel Herrera (Girona FC)
- Cristian Casseres Jr (Toulouse FC)
- Edson Castillo (Kaizer Chiefs)
- Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake)
- Samuel Sosa (Emelec)
- Romulo Otero (Aucas)
- Eduard Bello (Mazatlan FC)
- Darwin Machis (Cadiz FC)
- Yeferson Soteldo (Santos FC).
Forward
- Salomón Rondón (River Plate)
- Eric Ramirez (Atlético Nacional)
- Sergio Cordova (Vancouver Whitecaps).
Called for appointments 5 and 6. Photo: La Vinotinto/X
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