During the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, RBNY defenders Michael Amir Murillo and Fidel Escobar paired nicely on the back line for Panama as they made it to the tournament quarter-finals. In September the defensive duo will head home once again to represent their nation in the upcoming World Cup Qualifying matches.
On Friday, MLSSoccer.com released a list of MLS players who had been called up for Panama for the September qualifiers - a list that included Murillo and Escobar.
Panama is scheduled to play at Mexico on September 1st, then host Trinidad & Tobago on September 5th.