Mexico has announced the friendly call up list to face Paraguay on Wednesday, August 31 in Atlanta, Georgia. Coach Gerardo Martino has few surprises as he faces Paraguay with an all Liga MX squad as the game will be played outside FIFA dates. This will start the last leg of preparations for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar where Mexico is in Group C along with Argentina, Poland and Saudi Arabia.
The call up list was the following:
Goalkeepers: Carlos Acevedo (Santos), Luis Malagon (Necaxa)
Defenders: Israel Reyes (Puebla), Kevin Alvarez (Pachuca), Jesus Gallardo (Monterrey), Emilio Lara (America), Luis Reyes (Atlas), Cesar Montes (Monterrey), Jesus Angulo (Tigres)
Midfielders: Carlos Rodriguez (Cruz Azul), Sebastian Cordova (Tigres), Luis Romo (Monterrey), Erick Sanchez (Pachuca), Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul), Roberto Alvarado (Chivas), Luis Chavez (Pachuca), Fernando Beltran (Chivas), Rodolfo Pizarro (Monterrey)
Forwards: Alexis Vega (Chivas), Henry Martin (America), Eduardo Aguirre (Santos)
The big surprises of the call up list is the youngster Emilio Lara of America and the return to the National Team of Luis Reyes of Atlas for the first time under Martino’s tenure.