translated from Spanish: The strikers who ask for a chance in the face of the goal drought in la Roja

The lack of a goal, the same one that has been so bad in the Chilean National Team, was the protagonist in the 1-1 draw against Bolivia. Coaches and new generations have passed, but the criticism remains on that player who manages to finish the play with a hug and a shout for goal. The Copa America is coming and Martin Lasarte has already announced a mixed team for the controversial competition. But la Roja has to think about which players they can use, in addition to the nominees for the last Qualifiers date, to be their new top scorer.” Our big goal is to get Chile to go to the World Cup. This does not mean not giving importance to the Copa America, but we want to use it as a tool for the consolidation of young people,” said “Machete”. For Marcelo Bielsa it was Humberto “Chupete” Suazo and for Jorge Sampaoli and even for Juan Antonio Pizzi it was Eduardo Vargas, now, although the Atletico Mineiro player is still in the squad, there is no other player who can replace his scoring ability. Now, “Turboman” hasn’t scored in an official match with Chile since 2019 when la Roja beat Japan 4-0 in Copa America. And for the Qualifiers, since 2017 that does not score after the 2-1 over Ecuador.The team creates the opportunities, looks with internal passes to get inside the rival area, but also abuses the centers without having an area player. According to the data provided by DataFactory, Chile was the team with the most goal situations on the last date with 26, of which one ended in goal, 14 shots on goal, 2 on goal and 9 deflected. Those who fired the most were Eduardo Vargas and Alexis Sanchez with 6 and 5 shots, respectively. The optionsIn Chile there are several names that may have a chance to be the center-back of the Red. Marcelo Larrondo is coming off a great time with Rancagua’s O’Higgins. The Argentine nationalized Chilean was always in the orbit of the Chilean National Team and his strong physique, added to the 1.91 meters of height, make him an interesting card. Currently, Larrondo has scored three goals in an O’Higgins shirt in seven games played. The former River Plate can contribute something that the Red does not have, which is height inside the rival area and a powerful header. And in the local tournament there are other options as well. Like Diego Valencia, a 21-year-old player from the Catholic University who lives a sweet moment with the crossed shirt. The 1.83-metre-tall attacker has scored four goals in the National Championship and two in the Copa Libertadores, a tournament in which they qualified for the knockout stages after ten years. Angelo Henriquez could also be one of the cards in Chile. The player of the University of Chile has been cited by “Machete” to the microcycles of the Chilean National Team but an injury left him out. The battering ram has scored a goal in this championship, but lived a footballing rebirth in the final stretch of the last championship where he scored five goals. Another footballer who has even had opportunities in la Roja is Diego Rubio. The center back for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer in the United States, has played all eight of his team’s matches in the North American league and has scored two goals.

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