Mexico have announced the call up list for the last match of 2023, a friendly on Saturday against Colombia. Coach Jaime Lozano has come up with a strange list because although it was expected to be a Liga MX list since it’s not FIFA international date, a lot of the players were not on the radar for most people in terms of playing with the senior National Team.
The call up list is the following:
Goalkeepers: Julio Gonzalez (Pumas), Jose Antonio Rodriguez (Tijuana)
Defenders: Jesus Orozco (Chivas), Brian Garcia (Toluca), Alexis Peña (Necaxa), Rodrigo Huescas (Cruz Azul), Ricardo Chavez (San Luis), Omar Campos (Santos), Rafael Fernandez (Tijuana), Luis Olivas (Mazatlan)
Midfielders: Jordi Cortizo (Monterrey), Dieter Villalpando (San Luis), Alfonso Gonzalez (Monterrey), Erik Lira (Cruz Azul), Juan Dominguez (Toluca), Omar Govea (Monterrey), Rodrigo Lopez (Pumas), Andres Montaño (Mazatlan)
Forwards: Cesar Huerta (Pumas), Guillermo Martinez (Puebla), Edgar Lopez (Toluca), Bryan Gonzalez (Pachuca)
While it was expected to be a B list with only Liga MX players being called up, it appears more a C list, with a number of surprises and omissions.