Eight debutants for Panama at the Gold Cup

Every national team dreams of playing a CONCACAF Gold Cup.

A dream that eight players hope to experience for the first time when this Monday, June 26, Men’s national team of Panama to face his Costa Rican counterpart in the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, in the first match for group C.

Eight newcomers in the coaching call Thomas Christiansen is goalkeeper César Samudiodefenders César Blackman, Andrés Andrade and Eduardo Anderson, midfielders Freddy Góndola, Jovani Welch and Cristian Martínez and forward Azarías Londoño.

Eight players who reiterate how important it is to be able to wear the jersey of the national eleven in the most representative league important for CONCACAF.

“It’s a dream when I was little to be able to come here to me. the first gold cupSamudio said.

“My family is very happy and listening to all these things fills me up a lot, they help me to do my best, to train as much as possible and to be an option for a teacher so I can make my debut in this Gold Cup”, added the porter Marathon Sports Club of Honduras.

Samudio, 28, wants to see minutes in this tournament, a situation they also share goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera, who, although he has already played in the Gold Cup three times, is still waiting for the opportunity to step on the field and play his first game.

“Every practice, every time we meet in the dining room, what rhythms are the good vibes that we will to have a shining golden cup and we will do our best not to miss anything and to get as far as possible to the title, God in the first place”, said Samudio.

The opportunity to debut was very close arrive for defender Andrés Andradehowever, injury a few days after onset the last Gold Cup 2021he left him out of the team.