LA Galaxy forward Giovani dos Santos was included among Juan Carlos Osorio’s 23-man squad for their upcoming friendlies against New Zealand and Panama.
Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio also welcomed the returns of Villarreal midfielder Jonathan dos Santos, Eintracht Frankfurt’s Marco Fabian, and Chivas striker Alan Pulido.
Rodolfo Cota, who will get his first senior national team call-up, is one of three goalkeepers included. Granada goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa was not considered for this pair of friendlies. Regulars like Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez, Jesus “Tecatito” Corona and Andres Guardado will also miss the matches.
As expected, Paul Aguilar was absent from the list after suffering an ACL tear in Wednesday’s Copa MX match between Club America and Veracruz.