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One of the surprises in Diego Cocca's first list of call-ups was the absence of Alexis Vega. At that time, many fans wondered why he had not been chosen for the first games of the new process of the Mexican national team. As the international friendly against the United States approaches, the Chivas de Guadalajara player revealed the reason why he missed the Argentine's debut with the 'Tri'.
In an interview with TUDN, the 25-year-old forward stated that he agreed with the coach to miss the matches against Suriname and Jamaica. This was because he had an injury that prevented him from being at his best and he preferred to recover with Chivas. Of course, Cocca understood his decision and decided to call another player as his replacement.
“Yes, I spoke with him (Cocca) before the call-up was announced, he let me know to be calm, that if I didn't see my photo in the call-up it was fine, that it was because of my injury, that he wanted me to come back in the best possible way and I also asked him for some time, I asked him to let me go with my team to the friendlies in the United States,” he commented.
The former Toluca player stated that he is looking to earn a spot in the 'Tri'. “I have to earn my place, here in my team is where I earn my place and if I'm inside in the next call-up, I will be extremely happy, I already know how Cocca works more or less, I also played under him in the All-Star game. I hope we can understand his playing style,” he pointed out.
Vega spoke about the match against the USA
A few days before the match against the United States, Alexis Vega made it clear that he does not believe there are "friendly" matches against the North American team, which has been victorious in the last games against the 'Tri'. “They beat us in a final, the Gold Cup final, I think that's something we need to keep in mind,” he said.
The Mexican is convinced that the friendly match on Wednesday is crucial to draw conclusions for the Nations League match in mid-June. “It will be extremely important to make a statement, that match will be key to meet again in the semifinals in Las Vegas and show them that we can beat them,” he concluded.
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