About Chile's participation in the Qatar 2022 qualifiers
In the triple date of the Qatar 2022 qualifiers, Chile is playing for their lives. First, they visit Peru at the National Stadium in Lima, then they will face Paraguay and finally they will face Venezuela. Three crucial matches where they need to gather the highest number of points.
Martín Lasarte was forced to make changes in his call-up. With the injuries of Eduardo Vargas and Bastián Yáñez, the strategist of the Chilean team called emergency reinforcements: Ángelo Sagal from Gaziantep FK in Turkey, and Joaquín Montecinos from Audax Italiano.
"The Communications Management of the Chilean Football Federation informs that the Technical Staff of the Men's Adult Chilean National Team has called up the players Ángelo Sagal from Gaziantep FK in Turkey and Joaquín Montecinos from Audax Italiano, to the squad for the qualifying matches against Peru, Paraguay, and Venezuela," they stated in a press release.
As it is remembered, Chile is in eighth place with seven points, one less than Peru, their next opponent. La Roja needs to gather three points in their visit to Lima if they don't want to complicate their chances of qualifying for the World Cup.
Regarding the withdrawal of Eduardo Vargas and Bastián Yáñez
The medical report indicated that Eduardo Vargas has a trauma in his right ankle, caused on September 28 during the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores against Palmeiras.
Stating the following: "The diagnosis is a grade 3 sprained right ankle with joint involvement. The treatment depends on the evolution and decision of the medical team from his institution".
On the other hand, Bastián Yáñez presented pain in his right leg. The player underwent a magnetic resonance imaging that showed a soled aponeurotic muscle injury in his right soleus, whose recovery time exceeds the current call-up period.