Marcelo Moreno called up to face Brazil on Saturday

Grêmio’s Brazil-born Bolivian striker Marcelo Moreno has been called up for the game against Brazil on Saturday. The striker played for Brazil’s youth national teams but chose to play for the Bolivian senior national team. He recently claimed that he was going to retire from Bolivia’s national team, but he has howver included in the […]

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2013-04-02 18:02:00

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Grêmio’s Brazil-born Bolivian striker Marcelo Moreno has been called up for the game against Brazil on Saturday.

The striker played for Brazil’s youth national teams but chose to play for the Bolivian senior national team.

He recently claimed that he was going to retire from Bolivia’s national team, but he has howver included in the squad.

Edivaldo Hermoza is the only other foreign-based player in the team, and as like Marcelo Moreno, he also shares a Brazilian background.

The match will be played in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, a percentage of the game’s revenue will be given to the family of Kevin Beltrán, who was killed by a Corinthians fan in a Libertadores game in Oruro.

Full Bolivian squad:

Goalkeepers: Sergio Galarza (Blooming), Hugo Suárez (Wilstermann).

Defenders: Rony Jiménez (Real Potosí), Diego Bejarano (The Strongest), Ronald Eguino (Bolívar), Edward Zenteno (Wilstermann), Marvin Bejarano (Oriente Petrolero), Jair Torrico (The Strongest) and Leandro Maygua (Bolívar).

Midfielders: Ronald García (Oriente Petrolero), Alejandro Meleán (Oriente Petrolero), Alejandro Chumacero (The Strongest), Walter Veizaga (The Strongest), Rudy Cardozo (Bolívar) e Danny Bejarano (Oriente Petrolero).

Strikers: Carlos Saucedo (San José), Eduardo Fierro (Universitario), Juan Carlos Arce (Bolívar), Pablo Pedraza (Blooming), Edivaldo Hermoza (Shonan Bellamare), Rodrigo Vargas (Oriente Petrolero) and Marcelo Moreno (Grêmio).

Goalkeepers: Sergio Galarza (Blooming) and Hugo Suárez (Wilstermann).