Midfielder Tom Rinken, captain of the Venezuelan national team The Venezuelan Football Federation said, on Friday, that he did not travel with Venotinto to Brazil, where the 2021 Copa America will start on Sunday, due to “physical discomfort and a viral image.”
Medical department and technical staff He agreed to keep the Turin Italian player “in protective isolation in Caracas pending his development”., illustrating FVF in Choice’s Twitter account.
A list of the 28 chosen by Portuguese technician Jose Peseiro was published on Thursday, among them, Welker Angel and Rolf Feltcher, last-minute victims after they tested positive for COVID-19 in the last test before traveling.
La Vinotento traveled to Brasilia on Thursday on a flight that stopped in Manaus, the capital of the state of Amazonas.
Defender Ronald Hernandez, from Atlanta United in the US, is due to arrive in Brasilia on Friday to join the rally.
On the other hand, Iverson Sutildo, from Canada, continues his “development” of “physical illness” and “in the next few hours” will determine at what moment he will join the selection focus in Brasilia, FVF added.
Venezuela has been included in Group A of the 2021 Copa America and will make its debut against the host on Sunday at Man Garrincha Stadium in the Brazilian capital.
Salomon Ronden, Yordan Osorio and Darwin Machs did not make the appointment, and they have all been excluded from the shortlist due to injuries that have plagued them in recent weeks.
La Vinotinto couldn’t find a good and consistent rhythm to play under Peseiro, and in their last two matches, both South American qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, they lost 3-1 to Bolivia in La Paz and drew 0-0 with Uruguay at home.