SANDY, Utah (Friday, May 31, 2019) – Real Salt Lake FW Jefferson Savarino has been called to the Venezuelan National Team for the 2019 Copa America in Brazil. Venezuela is in Group A, facing Peru (June 15), Brazil (June 18) and Bolivia (June 22).
Savarino will be available on Saturday when Real Salt Lake faces the New York Red Bulls before joining his country ahead of the quadrennial CONMEBOL tournament. The tournament runs from June 14-July 7 with teams from South America and Asia, with Qatar and Japan participating as invited teams from outside of CONMEBOL.