Gary Medel will miss the start of Reinaldo Rueda's era in the Chilean national team

The defender Gary Medel will miss the start of Reinaldo Rueda's era in the Chilean national team, with the friendly match this Saturday against Sweden at 14:00 hours in our country's Friends Arena in Solna.

The "Pitbull" has been suspended since the friendly against Romania last June – prior to the Confederations Cup where "La Roja" lost 3-2 – and will have to serve the suspension this Saturday against the Swedes, according to article 38, point 2 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.

It is worth mentioning that, due to Claudio Bravo's self-exclusion, the Besiktas player was expected to be the team captain for these friendly matches. However, since the former Universidad Católica player will also not be present in the first match, Alexis Sánchez would take on the captain's armband.