The forward Salomon Rondon and the midfielders Yangel Herrera and Jefferson Savarino They lead the call for the Venezuelan team to face Brazil and Chile in the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, announced this Monday by the local federation.
Savarino arrives at a sweet moment for this double day, in which Vinotinto will host Brazil on November 14 and visit Chile five days later.
The Venezuelan midfielder is key in Botafogo, a team that will play the final of the Copa Libertadores against Atlético Mineiro on November 30 and that tops the Brasileirao table.
The returns of left back Renné Rivas, winger Jhon Murillo and attacker Eric Ramírez are the main novelties in a list without major surprises, to which goalkeeper Wuilker Faríñez was added again.
Led by Argentine Fernando ‘Bocha’ Batista, Venezuela occupies eighth place in the qualifier, with 11 points in ten dates.
– Call:
Goalkeepers: Rafael Romo (Universidad Católica, Ecuador), Alain Baroja (Always Ready, Bolivia) and Wuilker Faríñez (Caracas FC).
Defenders: Yordan Osorio (Parma, Italy), Nahuel Ferraresi (Sao Paulo), Christian Makoun (PFC Levski Sofia, Bulgaria), Miguel Navarro (Talleres, Argentina), Alexander González (Emelec, Ecuador), Jon Aramburu (Real Sociedad, Spain ), Carlos Vivas (Deportivo Táchira), Rubén Ramírez (Cusco, Peru) and Renné Rivas (Al Taawon, Saudi Arabia).
Midfielders: José Martínez (Corinthians, Brazil), Tomás Rincón (Santos, Brazil), Yangel Herrera (Girona, Spain), Cristian Cásseres Jr (Toulouse, France), Telasco Segovia (Casa Pia, Portugal), Bryant Ortega (Jeddah SC, Saudi Arabia), Yefferson Soteldo (Gremio, Brazil), Jefferson Savarino (Botafogo, Brazil), Darwin Machís (Valladolid, Spain), Eduard Bello (Barcelona, Ecuador), Kervin Andrade (Fortaleza, Brazil) and Jhon Murillo (Atlas, Mexico).
Forwards: Salomón Rondón (Pachuca, Mexico), Jhonder Cádiz (León, Mexico) and Eric Ramírez (Tigre, Argentina).
