Aramburu and Yangel Herrera face Kubo’s Japan in Hiroshima friendly today | OneFootball

Kubo’s Japan face Venezuela, featuring Yangel Herrera and Jon Mikel Aramburu, in Hiroshima today with kick-off at 12.25 Gipuzkoa time. According to Diario Vasco, all three Real Sociedad players are in contention to start.

The match is at the Edion Peace Wing Stadium, opened two years ago close to the Atomic Bomb Dome and the Peace Memorial Park. It is the first of three friendlies on La Vinotinto’s Asian tour, with trips to South Korea and Jordan to follow.

The Venezuelan side are undergoing a generational shift and will test younger options without Salomón Rondón, Yeferson Soteldo or Jefferson Savarino. Herrera and Aramburu are set to clock up significant air miles, then return to Donostia three days before the Dépor meeting.

For Kubo, the window offers a chance to restate the level he has long shown at Real and press for greater prominence on his return to Zubieta. He was a substitute in the previous match and played only half an hour, but lifted his side’s attack without a goal or assist.

Unlike his Real team-mates today, Kubo will play the entire window at home, saving travel. Japan finish on Thursday against Ecuador, so he should be back at Zubieta early, with a week to prepare for Deportivo on Saturday 11 October.

Source: Diario Vasco

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