Chile's Qualifiers for Russia 2018
Chile's national team will play two final matches in the last double date of the Russia 2018 qualifiers. Juan Antonio Pizzi's team has to defeat Ecuador in Santiago and Brazil as visitors.
That is why the coach traveled to Europe to talk to the team's referents. He returned to Chile on Wednesday and today he announced the list of foreign convoked players.
Goalkeepers
Claudio Bravo (M. City)
Defenders
Gary Medel (Besiktas), Enzo Roco (Cruz Azul), Paulo Díaz (San Lorenzo), Eugenio Mena (Sport Recife), Mauricio Isla (Fenerbahce), Guillermo Maripán (Alavés).
Midfielders
Arturo Vidal (B. Múnich), Aránguiz (B. Leverkusen), Pedro Hernández (Celta), Francisco Silva (Cruz Azul), Marcelo Díaz (Pumas), Leonardo Valencia (Botafogo), Felipe Gutiérrez (Inter de PA), Erick Pulgar (Bologna), César Pinares (Al-Sharjah).
Forwards
Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal), Eduardo Vargas (Tigres), Edson Puch (Pachuca), Martín Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).
The local players will be announced on October 1st.
Claudio Bravo, Alexis Sánchez, Gary Medel, Arturo Vidal, and Charles Aránguiz were the players that Pizzi visited in Europe.
Chile has recently lost to Bolivia and Paraguay in the last double date of the Russia 2018 qualifiers, which caused them to be relegated from the qualifying positions.