The reason you can’t change the list Cocca has sent since last May 31 is because Concacaf regulations state that the final call-up “must be issued 10 days before the opening match”, next Saturday June 24 and Jaime Lozano was announced on June 19, five days before the start of the match.
Jimmy can replace Alexis Vega, who has dropped the trio due to injury, and CONCACAF allows changes to the squad on those occasions, but the replacement must be selected from the initial 60-man roster.
Coca planned to choose Roberto ‘Luz’ Alvarado, Gibran Araige reports from TUDN. In the next few hours, Vega’s replacement will be announced along with Lozano’s selection.
“A player appearing on the final roster can only be substituted during the match if he sustains serious injuries or medical problems up to 24 hours before the start of his team’s first game and must come from the provisional roster,” the regulations read. 2023 Gold Cup.
“It should be noted that Concacaf also allows the substitution of a player with serious injuries or medical problems after the group stage of the championship and up to 24 hours before the quarter-finals.
Mexico bid for 2023 Gold Cup
- Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa, Luis Malagón and José Antonio Rodríguez (replacing Carlos Acevedo due to injury)
- Safeguards: Jorge Sanchez, Julian Araujo, Cesar Montes, Johan Vasquez, Israel Reyes, Victor Guzman, Gerardo Arteaga and Jesus Gallardo.
- Midfielders: Edson Alvarez, Luis Romo, Carlos Rodriguez, Luis Chavez, Eric Sanchez, Orbelin Pineda and Sebastian Cordova.
- Forward: Santiago Giménez, Henry Martin, Uriel Antuna, Oziel Herrera and Alexis Vega (substitute due to injury).
That’s Mexico’s agenda in the week leading up to the Gold Cup
