Mexico has announced the 23 team squad that will take part in the CONCACAF Nations League finals to be played in March. Coach Javier Aguirre has made the list of the squad that will play in the Semifinals against Canada and either the 3rd place match or the final, depending on that result. It as the expected mixture of Euro based players and Liga MX regulars with a couple of surprises.
The call up list was the following:
Goalkeepers: Luis Malagon (America), Raul Rangel (Chivas), Carlos Moreno (Pachuca)
Defenders: Johan Vasquez (Genoa), Cesar Montes (Lokomotiv Mosco), Rodrigo Huescas (Copenhagen FC), Ramon Juarez (America), Jesus Gallardo (Toluca), Israel Reyes (America), Jesus Alberto Angulo (Tigres)
Midfielders: Edson Alvarez (West Ham United), Orbelin Pineda (AEK Athens), Luis Chavez (Dinamo Moscow), Roberto Alvarado (Chivas), Carlos Rodriguez (Cruz Azul), Luis Romo (Chivas), Efrain Alvarez (Tijuana), Erik Lira (Cruz Azul)
Forwards: Santiago Gimenez (AC Milan), Raul Jimenez (Fulham), Julian Quiñonez (Al-Qadisiya), Cesar Huerta (Anderlecht), Alexis Vega (Toluca)
Among the notable call ups, there were few surprises.