Last week we learned about Miguel Almiron’s call-up to the Paraguay national team for the resumption of CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying. This week it’s another of Atlanta United’s South American Designated Players receiving the call from their national team. Venezuela have called upon Josef Martinez for their upcoming qualifiers against Peru and Chile later this month.
This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise given how clinical Josef has been in starting his Atlanta United career. Adding in preseason matches, Martinez has scored a total of seven goals in five matches.