Sampaoli Leaves Out Suazo and Pizarro from Chile´s 30-man World Cup Squad
Jorge Sampaoli gave out his provisional 30-man list for the upcoming World Cup and there were a couple of surprises for Chilean fans. Monterrey man Humberto Suazo was left off the squad as well as Fiorentina playmaker David Pizarro.
Suazo suffered a shoulder injury once again prior to the World Cup, but this time he recovered and was able to get some playing time with Monterrey towards the end of the Liga MX campaign. Pizarro´s form was not ideal at Fiorentina, but he was still looked at as an option for La Roja after he made his return to the national team last year ending an eight-year absence.
Another surpsise was the recruitment of FC Mälmo man Miiko Albornoz, who was given the nod after a brief period with the national team.
Sampaoli did call up Universidad de Chile goalkeeper Johnny Herrera despite the legal troubles he found himself in recently. He will have some competition as Sampaoli also called up O´Higgins goalkeeper Paulo Garcés.
Obviously the player that will take up all the headlines will be Arturo Vidal. The Juventus midfielder will be in an intense rehabilitation stint to be ready for at least one match in the group stage after he had surgery on his knee to repair a damaged meniscus.
Chile will play in Group B and will debut against Australia in Cuiabá on June 13, then they will face Spain at the Maracanã on the 18th before closing their group play against Netherlands in São Paulo on June 23.
CHILE PROVISIONAL SQUAD:
Goalkeepers: Claudio Bravo (Real Sociedad, ESP), Cristopher Toselli (Universidad Católica), Johnny Herrera (Universidad de Chile), Paulo Garcés (O´Higgins).
Defenders: Gonzalo Jara (Nothingham Forest, ENG), Enzo Andía (Universidad Católica), José Rojas (Universidad de Chile), Marcos González (Unión Española), Gary Medel (Cardiff City, Inglaterra), Mauricio Isla (Juventus, ITA), Eugenio Mena (Santos, BRA), Miiko Albornoz (Malmo, SWE).
Midfielders: Francisco Silva (Osasuna, ESP), Felipe Gutiérrez (FC Twente, NED), José Pedro Fuenzalida (Colo Colo), Pablo Hernández (O´Higgins), Marcelo Díaz (FC Basel, SUI), Arturo Vidal (Juventus, ITA), Carlos Carmona (Atalanta, ITA), Charles Aránguiz (Internacional, BRA), Jean Beausejour (Wigan, ENG), Matías Fernández (Fiorentina, ITA), Jorge Valdivia (Palmeiras, BRA), Rodrigo Millar (Atlas, MEX).
Forwards: Esteban Paredes (Colo Colo), Gustavo Canales (Unión Española), Eduardo Vargas (Valencia, ESP), Alexis Sánchez (Barcelona, ESP), Fabián Orellana (Granada, ESP), Mauricio Pinilla (Cagliari, ITA).
Brasil: Flamengo, Vasco, Fluminense, Botafogo (100% Carioca) Rio > Säo Paulo
MENGÃO TRI DA AMÈRICA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RlVt8zJhXQ