HomeThu, 30 Jul 2009 17:22:00 -0300
Big absentees in Chile
Chile will use the friendly against Denmark, on August 15, to prepare for South American Qualifiers. Marcelo Bielsa unveiled 15 based-abroad players, with Pedro Morales and Gonzalo Fierro. Only the name of the locally-based players is unknown.
Defenders Waldo Ponce and Ismael Fuentes together with Claudio Bravo and Humberto Suazo are the usual starters that disappeared from Bielsa's squad.
Follows the list:
Defenders: Gary Medel (Boca Juniors), Pablo Contreras (PAOK Salonica), Arturo Vidal (Bayer Leverkusen), Rodrigo Tello (Besiktas) and Mauricio Isla (Udinese).
Midfielders: Carlos Carmona (Reggina), Gonzalo Fierro (Flamengo), Jorge Valdivia (Al Ain), Pedro Morales (Dinamo Zagreb) and Matias Fernandez (Sporting).
Strikers: Mark Gonzalez (Real Betis), Jean Beausejour (America), Alexis Sanchez (Udinese), Hector Mancilla (Toluca) and Fabian Orellana (Udinese).