Paraguay Coach Confirms Gómez Out of Friendly; Palmeiras Keeps Return Plans | OneFootball

The defender Gustavo Gómez, from Palmeiras, will not take the field for Paraguay this Tuesday in a friendly match against Mexico. Gustavo Alfaro, coach of the Paraguayan national team, confirmed the release of the captain of the Verdão squad, as well as that of Júnior Alonso, from Atlético-MG. “There’s the case of Gustavo Gómez and Júnior Alonso, who will play in the finals of the continental cups in South America, the Libertadores and the Sudamericana. Júnior Alonso will play next Saturday and, the following Saturday, Gustavo Gómez will play in the Copa Libertadores final. There was an agreement with the clubs, because I’ve been on the other side and I know the needs,” he said. Was there an agreement? Although the coach revealed a possible agreement, Gazeta Esportiva found that Palmeiras did not request the release of either Gustavo Gómez or Ramón Sosa. The presence of the forward in the match was not mentioned by Gustavo Alfaro, but he is expected to follow his teammate and sit out. Palmeiras maintains logistics for the return The return logistics for both will continue as initially planned, and they will only return to Brazil after the friendly match on a chartered flight arranged by the club. Paraguay faces Mexico starting at 10:30 p.m. (Brasília time), in San Antonio, USA. Thus, the athletes will arrive in Brazil on Wednesday morning, when Palmeiras faces Vitória in the 37th round of the Brazilian Championship. The match kicks off at 7:30 p.m., at Allianz Parque. In Paraguay’s 2-1 defeat to the United States, Júnior Alonso and Gustavo Gómez played the full 90 minutes, while Ramón Sosa came off the bench 17 minutes into the second half. Palmeiras and Atlético-MG focused on the finals On one side, Atlético-MG faces Lanús in the Sudamericana final on November 22, at Defensores del Chaco. Meanwhile, Palmeiras faces Flamengo on the 29th. The match kicks off at 6 p.m. (Brasília time), at Estadio Monumental U, in Lima, Peru. “We have little time during the FIFA window, but these are still friendly matches. A continental final is much more important than a friendly. Unless there’s an emergency, neither player will be in the next match. Mainly to preserve their physical condition,” he continued.

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