The National Team of Guatemala It will face this Sunday, March 16, its first preparation game, prior to facing the preliminary qualifying phase to the 2025 Gold Cup against Guyana.
The rival that will premiere to the Bicolor in the year will be the selection of Honduras That by the hand of coach Reinaldo Rueda, he also gets ready to fight for a ticket to the most important regional selection tournament.
The technician Luis Fernando Tena, summoned a total of 24 players where he will make various rotations, both for the game of preparation against the catrachos and for the official games against the Caribbean.
On the payroll there were some last minute changes, highlighting the replacement of Rudy Barrientos who was injured in the last training and his place was occupied by his teammate Rodrigo Saravia.
“I was happy when they summoned him, since Rudy It has cost him a lot and has worked to be where he has reached. I had to replace it, but as I told him, he moh will soon recover from the injury and be in selection again. Personally, I am grateful for the opportunity and confidence that Saravia said again, prior to taking the flight to the United States.
Another news in the Tena squad is The return of Nathaniel Méndez-Laing, who at first had not been taken into account by an injury that suffered in one of his knees, but the striker of the Derby County was discharged of his team and now he will join the selected in Miami, United States, for the games of the series to the Gold Cup.
For tomorrow’s confrontation, the Mexican coach said they will take it with the seriousness of the case and that they will seek to win. Although one of its main objectives is to see the performance of those who are going to have activity and that They can be coupled to the system that will be implemented in the official parties.
Therefore, players who militate abroad, may not have activity against H and against Guyana. Tena will use an alternative equipment, where he will use some of his headlines and give those who usually enter change.
This It will be the third confrontation in the era of Luis Fernando Tena against Honduras, with which he adds a defeat (2-1) and a draw (0-0). Besides, It will be Party 43 of the Mexican coach at the head of Guatemala, From its debut on March 24, 2022 against Cuba (1-0).