Chile call up São Paulo star for Brazil, Uruguay qualifiers | OneFootball

With no chances of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, the Chilean national team wants to bid farewell to the South American Qualifiers with dignity in the matches against Brazil and Uruguay, and announced the squad list this Friday (22nd) without any of the stars from the so-called “golden generation.”

The striker Gonzalo Tapia, from São Paulo, was called up by interim coach Nicolás Córdova.

For the first time in nearly 20 years, Chile will play without veterans Alexis Sánchez, Arturo Vidal, and Gary Medel, stars who took part in the ‘Roja’s’ only two titles: the 2015 and 2016 Copa América tournaments.

“It’s super important to start working now with the squad that will be able to compete” in the 2027 Copa América and the qualifiers for the 2030 World Cup, said Nicolás Córdova.

With two rounds remaining in the current edition of the Qualifiers, Chile sits at the bottom with 10 points. The poor campaign led the country’s federation to fire Argentine coach Ricardo Gareca in June.

The Chileans will face Brazil on September 4, at Maracanã, before hosting Uruguay on the 9th, in Santiago.

See the players called up for the Chilean national team

Goalkeepers: Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City/WAL), Vicente Reyes (Peterborough/ENG), and Thomas Gillier (Montreal/CAN).

Defenders: Fabián Hormazábal (Universidad de Chile/CHI), Guillermo Maripán (Torino/ITA), Benjamín Kuscevic (Fortaleza/BRA), Paulo Díaz (River Plate/ARG), Gabriel Suazo (Toulouse/FRA), Esteban Matus (Audax Italiano/CHI), Iván Román (Atletico-MG/BRA), Matías Sepúlveda (Universidad de Chile/CHI).

Midfielders: Ian Garguez (Palestino/CHI), Rodrigo Echeverría (León/MEX), Ignacio Saavedra (Sochi/RUS), Vicente Pizarro (Colo Colo/CHI), César Pérez (Defensa y Justicia/ARG), Felipe Loyola (Independiente/ARG), Luciano Cabral (Independiente/ARG), Lucas Assadi (Universidad de Chile/CHI), Javier Altamirano (Universidad de Chile/CHI).

Forwards: Alexander Aravena (Grêmio/BRA), Ben Brereton (Southampton/ENG), Emiliano Ramos (Everton/CHI), Gonzalo Tapia (São Paulo/BRA), Bruno Barticciotto (Santos Laguna/MEX), Darío Osorio (Midtjylland/DEN), Lucas Cepeda (Colo Colo/CHI), Maximiliano Gutiérrez (Huachipato/CHI).

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