World news – International preview: Alan Pulido and Mexico meet Costa Rica on Tuesday

Mexico versus Costa Rica
Internationally friendly
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 | 3 pm. CT
Wiener Neustadt Stadium | Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Live updates: @miseleccionmxEN on Twitter

Kansas City athletic striker Alan Pulido will aim for his 15th career senior cap on Tuesday when Mexico takes on the Concacaf in an international friendly at 3:00 p.m. Rival meets Costa Rica. CT Tuesday in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. In-game updates will be available on Twitter at @miseleccionmxEN.

Pulido did not play in Mexico’s 1-0 defeat in Wales on Saturday, but wants to play this time as the men of head coach Gerardo « Tata » Martino continue their preparations for a crucial 2021 season highlighted by the Concacaf Nations League final in June, the Concacaf Gold Cup in July and qualifying for the FIFA World Cup in autumn.

After the competition on Tuesday, Pulido will be Comply with mandatory health and safety protocols for international travel before returning to Sporting Kansas City at the start of the 2021 MLS regular season on April 17 at the New York Red Bulls.

After Alan Pulido played yesterday’s #ElTriEng game missed a stroke, he will train tomorrow and should face Costa Rica on Tuesday. #SportingKC https://t.co/pkeYdt8nZ4

Pulido has scored five goals in 14 international matches for Mexico, most recently in El Tri’s 2-2 draw with Algeria in the Netherlands last October. The 30-year-old represented his country in particular at the 2011 Copa America in Argentina and the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The striker made his international senior debut on January 29, 2014, scoring a hat trick in a 4-0 win over South Korea in San Antonio, Texas. Two months later, he scored another goal in a 2-2 draw with the USA and scored his fifth goal in Mexico in a friendly against Iceland in February 2017.

Pulido scored in his first MLS season with Sporting of the year In 2020 seven goals and five assists in 14 games in all competitions. His six goals and five assists in regular season play were both team highs and marked the first time since 2005 that Sporting led in both goals and assists. Sporting went 8-2-1 and averaged 2.27 goals per game in the 11 regular season games he started.

Last November, Pulido was one of three finalists for the MLS Newcomer of the Year 2020 and became an offensive player of the year chosen by Sporting. His contributions helped manager Peter Vermes’ team to a top spot in the Western Conference with a 12-6-3 record and 1.86 points per game, the highest clip in the club’s history.

Defender (9): Nestor Araujo (Celta de Vigo), Carlos Salcedo (Tigres), Hector Moreno (Al-Gharafa), Gerardo Arteaga (KRC Genk), Jesus Gallardo (Monterrey), Luis Romo (Cruz Azul), Cesar Montes (Monterrey), Jorge Sanchez ( America), Luis Rodriguez (Tigres)

Midfielder (9): Hector Herrera (Atletico Madrid), Edson Alvarez (Ajax), Diego Lainez (Real Betis), Erick Gutierrez (PSV Eindhoven), Andres Guardado (Real Betis) , Efrain Alvarez (LA Galaxy), Orbelin Pineda (Cruz Azul)), Jonathan Dos Santos (LA Galaxy), Rodolfo Pizarro (Inter Miami)

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