SIX Chivas players named to Mexico Pre-Olympic Tournament squad | OneFootball

On Tuesday, Mexico U-23 manager Jaime Lozano named his 20-man squad for the 2020 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament in search of qualifying for their third-straight Olympic Games.

An incredible six Chivas players were named to the team, including defender Gilberto Sepúlveda, midfielders Fernando Beltrán and Jesús Angulo, as well as forwards Alexis Vega, Uriel Antuna, and José Juan Macías.

The Pre-Olympic Tournament will be hosted in Guadalajara and Zapopan, both cities in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, between 20 March and 1 April 2020.

The players will be called into training camp on 15 March, meaning they would only be scheduled to miss the match against Querétaro on 22 March – a game that sporting director Ricardo Peláez has admitted he will attempt to have rescheduled.

Mexico famously won gold at the 2012 Olympics in London – the only time Mexico ever won a knockout match. They were eliminated in the group stage in 2016 after drawing Germany, beating Fiji, and losing to South Korea.

Goalkeepers: José Hernández (Atlas), Sebastian Jury (Cruz Azul), and Luis Malagón (Morelia)

Defenders: Gerardo Arteaga (Santos), Cesar Montes (Monterrey), Alan Porter (Pumas), Gilberto Sepúlveda (Chivas), Jorge Sanchez (America), and Johan Vazquez (Pumas)

Midfielders: Erick Aguirre (Pachuca), Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul), Jesus Angulo (Chivas), Fernando Beltran (Chivas), Sebastian Cordova (America), and Joaquin Esquivel (FC Juarez)

Forwards: Jose Juan Macias (Chivas), Uriel Antuna (Chivas), Jesus Godinez (Leon), Marcel Ruiz (Querétaro) and Alexis Vega (Chivas)