Flamengo midfielder Víctor Cáceres included in provisional Paraguay squad for 2015 Copa América

Paraguay Head Coach Ramón Díaz has included Flamengo’s Víctor Cáceres in his preliminary squad for the 2015 Copa América. The 30 year-old midfielder is the only Brasileirão based player in Díaz’s selection and he will be expected to make the final 23 man roster. Cáceres has been capped 60 times at international level, scoring once, […]
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2015-05-13 21:54:00

Paraguay Head Coach Ramón Díaz has included Flamengo’s Víctor Cáceres in his preliminary squad for the 2015 Copa América.

The 30 year-old midfielder is the only Brasileirão based player in Díaz’s selection and he will be expected to make the final 23 man roster.

Cáceres has been capped 60 times at international level, scoring once, and represented Paraguay at the 2011 Copa América, where they lost 3-0 to Uruguay in the final. 

A notable proportion of Díaz’s squad is based in Mexico. In total, he has chosen seven players who ply their trade in Liga MX, including former Manchester City forward Roque Santa Cruz [now with Cruz Azul] and América defenders Miguel Samudio and Pablo Aguilar.

Díaz has also selected three uncapped players, though whether any of them – Alfredo Aguilar, Saúl Salcedo and Bruno Valdez – make the final squad, remains to be seen. 

Paraguay will prepare for the Copa América with a friendly at home to Honduras on 6th June, with their first match of the tournament coming against Argentina seven days later.

Goalkeepers: Justo Villar [Colo-Colo], Antony Silva [Independiente Medellín], Joel Silva [Deportes Tolima], Alfredo Aguilar [Guaraní]

Defenders: Paulo da Silva [Toluca], Miguel Samudio [América], Pablo Aguilar [América], Marcos Cáceres [Newell"s Old Boys], Iván Piris [Udinese], Jorge Moreira [Libertad], Fabián Balbuena [Libertad], Saúl Salcedo [Olimpia], Bruno Valdez [Cerro Porteño]

Midfielders: Víctor Cáceres [Flamengo], Osvaldo Martínez [América], Néstor Ortigoza [San Lorenzo], Richard Ortiz [Toluca], Jonathan Fabbro [Cerro Porteño], Óscar Romero [Racing], Osmar Molinas [Libertad], Celso Ortiz [AZ], Eduardo Aranda [Olimpia]

Forwards: Roque Santa Cruz [Cruz Azul], Nelson Haedo Valdez [Eintracht Frankfurt], Óscar Cardozo [Trabzonspor], Édgar Benítez [Toluca], Lucas Barrios [Montpellier], Hernán Pérez [Real Valladolid], Derlis González [Basel], Raúl Bobadilla [FC Augsburg]

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