Yeferson Soteldo reported to Vinotinto in Florida

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***Fernando “Bocha” Batista will publish this week the ultimate listing of the 26 gamers who might be within the Copa América 2024***

There are slightly below two weeks left till the beginning of the 2024 Copa América to be held in the US, the place the Venezuelan soccer workforce will search to equal or surpass its best feat within the event, this being fourth place in 2011.

The nationwide delegation has already set foot on American soil so as to start its preparation cycle earlier than its debut in opposition to the Ecuadorian nationwide workforce on Saturday, June 22 in Santa Clara, California.

The workforce led by Fernando “Bocha” Batista concentrated within the metropolis of Tampa, the place many of the thirty summoned to the nationwide workforce have already reported. Likewise, winger Yeferson Soteldo joined the workforce yesterday.

The native of the Portuguesa state, like Kervin “Tuti” Andrade, was retained by his membership earlier than leaving with Vinotinto. As a result of Gremio de Porto Alegre needed to play Copa Libertadores in opposition to Estudiantes de La Plata, the Rio Grande do Sul workforce requested to delay Soteldo’s arrival on the Venezuelan workforce’s premises.

“Soteldinho” joined gamers like Salomón Rondón, Jefferson Savarino, Telasco Segovia, Darwin Machís, Tomás Rincón and amongst others to coach earlier than beginning their journey within the continental competitors, the place Venezuela will share a bunch with Mexico, Jamaica and Ecuador.

With no pleasant matches scheduled, Fernando “Bocha” Batista opted to make use of the IMG Academy amenities, that are positioned in Bradenton. It’s a excessive efficiency heart, which has varied areas for the preparation of athletes from completely different disciplines.

The gamers have already been arriving there since final weekend and in response to what was proven on social networks they already had their first coaching session within the fitness center.

GOALKERS WILL GO FOR A PLACE IN THE CUP (BOX)

Within the absence of “Bocha” Batista from the ultimate listing for the Copa América, Vinotinto has 4 goalkeepers who’ve demonstrated a excessive stage all year long and a solvency acceptable to their place. Rafael Romo, Joel Graterol, Alain Baroja and José Contreras are the goalkeepers who will struggle to be within the Cup, bearing in mind that they usually solely take three goalkeepers.

If we bear in mind what the final calls have been and there’s no damage, we’d be speaking regarding Romo, Baroja and Graterol being the playing cards to protect the Vinotinto purpose. Whereas Contreras may very well be disregarded.