Manuel Arias, president of the Panamanian Soccer Federation, recalled that Rogelio Funes Mori is Argentine by birth, before taking on Tri in the qualifying rounds
The president of the Panamanian Soccer Federation, Manuel Arias, commented that his country will play against “some Mexicans and an Argentine”, prior to the third match of the tie heading to Qatar 2022.
“What can it be that Panama beats Mexico? Yes, it can happen because on the field they will play eleven against eleven, well it will be eleven Panamanians against some Mexicans and an Argentine on the field, but we are going to play humbly against a top team, such as Mexico, “said Manuel Arias, president of the Panamanian Soccer Federation, at a press conference.
The comment of the president of the Panamanian Soccer Federation, Manuel Arias, arises from the fact that Mexico has in its ranks the naturalized Argentine Mexican Rogelio Funes Mori, the Tricolor’s starting forward in the last two games.
“We believe that Mexico is a top team in the world. They have the most important league in Concacaf, with a significant number of players. With the best salaries, because they have a rich league, a very rich FMF and we have to respect that, because there are not three important players from them, but behind there are 45 players who are looking for those three positions “, added the president of the Panamanian Federation of Soccer.
Regarding the state of the field of the Rommel Fernández stadium, venue of the match between Panama and Mexico, the manager accepted that the grass “is not 100 percent” and they hope that by “November it will be in the best conditions, but it is the field that we have. I would like to have four or five courts, it is not reality, but we have to play on it ”.
Panama and Mexico will seek the leadership of the Concacaf octagonal, at the end of the first three days of the tie heading to Qatar 2022.
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