Palmeiras Head Coach Oswaldo de Oliveira explains why midfielder Jorge Valdivia will not link up with Chile

Palmeiras Head Coach Oswaldo de Oliveira has explained why midfielder Jorge Valdivia will not link up with Chile. The play-maker was expected to be included for the upcoming games against Brazil and Iran, but Oliveira claims he has chosen not to accept the call and instead will focus on returning to full fitness. “Valdivia asked […]
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2015-03-17 20:42:00

Palmeiras Head Coach Oswaldo de Oliveira has explained why midfielder Jorge Valdivia will not link up with Chile.

The play-maker was expected to be included for the upcoming games against Brazil and Iran, but Oliveira claims he has chosen not to accept the call and instead will focus on returning to full fitness.

“Valdivia asked the club along with the Chilean Federation to step in so that he didn’t have to join the Chile squad because he acknowledged he had not been playing here at Palmeiras,” he said, as reported by website ca2015.

“It seems like a decent gesture on his part after the serious injury he had. I think we’ll need another fortnight until he’s right, although he would be fit enough to play this week.”

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