In a race against time, Nicolás Córdova, interim coach of the Chilean national team, wants to fix La Roja for his visit to Ecuador next Tuesday in Quito.

The Chilean team has injury absences and the suspension of the experienced Gary Medel in the center back, the place for which Córdova decided to invite Jonathan Villagra (22 years old), central defender of Unión Española.

“It takes time and patience for the results to arrive,” says Robert Arboleda from the Ecuador national team

“The Directorate of Communications of the Chilean Football Federation informs that The professional staff of the Chilean team invited Unión Español player Jonathan Villagra for the match to be played in Quito on Tuesday, November 21 against Ecuador”, the Chilean team announced this Saturday.

The central defender was part of the Chile U23 national teamtournament host Pan American Games which closed this November in Santiago, with La Roja as runner-up, after falling on penalties in the final with Brazil.

“How proud, Jona! La Roja have called up the Latin American youth team to face a qualifying date against Ecuador To give everything crack!” Unión Española announced on its social networks.

By your choice, Villagra won a silver medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiagoas the pillar of the defense of the team led by Eduardo Berizzo, who decided to leave the senior team of Chile due to the failure on Thursday.

So far, Villagra is the only involvement the team which, apart from Medel, due to a combination of two yellow cards, lost Víctor Méndez to expulsion.

The second loss is that of striker Damián Pizarro due to a left acromioclavicular sprain and doubts about defender Matías Catalán, who did not practice normally with the team, according to local reports. (D)