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Mexico names team for friendly vs. Ivory Coast

Jose Manuel "Chepo" de la Torre has picked his Mexico team (who thought they would ever read that again?) for next week´s friendly vs. Ivory Coast in East Rutherford, NJ. The roster includes many of the familiar names, although Javier Chicharito has been left off the team with an injury.

Jesus Corona is expected to start in goal despite a positive doping test. Corona said that the positive test was a result of bad meat, something that isn´t uncommon in Mexico, where cows are often given a cocktail of chemicals.

The defense includes Diego Reyes and Hector Moreno, who will hopefully get the start over Francisco Javier "Maza" Rodriguez. Elsewhere at the back, Carlos Salcido looks like to play fullback with several other central midfielders on the roster and Jose Torres Nilo the only other left back called in, while Miguel Layun is getting another look after a strong Gold Cup.

Jesus Zavala, Gerardo Torrado, Luis Montes and Fernando Arce make up the central midfielder as Chepo continues to look for an answer at the position, while Damian Alvarez and Christian "Chaco" Gimenez are surprisingly in the squad as well. With those two, along with Torrado, Chepo clearly isn´t a big believer in aging.

The team only includes two forwards, Oribe Peralta and Raul Jimenez, but with Giovani dos Santos in the team (after a phenomenal preseason for Villarreal) and likely to play underneath whoever starts at striker, that isn´t much of a concern.

Goalkeepers: Jesús Corona, Alfredo Talavera

Defenders: Severo Meza, Miguel Layún, Maza, Diego Reyes, Héctor Moreno, Jose Torres Nilo, Carlos Salcido

Midfielders: Jesús Zavala, Gerardo Torrado, Chaco, Luis Montes, Fernando Arce, Giovani dos Santos, Ángel Reyna, Damián Álvarez

Forwards: Oribe Peralta, Raul Jimenez

Olimpia tager i dag mod Platense i deres første kamp i ligaen. En time før spiller CD Marathon mod CD Victoria som også kunne være et interessant opgør. Sidstnævnte har Crisanto som er en af jordens mest undervurderede spillere.

Elias og Hernane har med scoringer vendt 0-1 til 2-1 mod FLU, den sidste en rugtig smukkert med Leo Moura i oplæggerens rolle. - eneste øjebæ indtil nu er Andre Santos på den defensiv midtbane .....

Leandro Euzebio slipper med gult for at slå Gonzalez ned....2-1 Fla...

Jeg ser med fra 2.

det er ganske underholdende 2-1 Fla ved halvleg....

og vi er igang med 2 halvleg...

for satan der burde det have været 3-1...

imponerende præstation af FLA ...stadigvæk 2-1 g godt med chancer til at udbygge føringen...

Ja, de har spillet flot.. Jeg håber at de er på vej tilbage på rette spor. Er ham fede-Santos inde?

Edit: Nå ja, det skrev du han var.