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Venezuela defines strategies towards Copa America

Xinhua, May 26, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Venezuelan national soccer team is defining strategies towards the 2016 Centennial Copa America tournament, including the friendly matches against Spain' s Galicia, Panama, Costa Rica and Guatemala, international media reported on Wednesday.

According to Cuban news agency Prensa Latina, the first measure of Venezuela' s coach Rafael Dudamel was to reduce the number of called players for these matches from 40 to 31.

Dudamel, former goalkeeper of the Venezuelan team, also decided to strengthen the team with the presence of young player Mikel Villanueva, who had an outstanding season with the Spanish team Atletico Malagueno, the reserve team of Malaga FC.

The Venezuelan coach will have to define the 23-player team that will participate in Copa America, to be held in the United States from June 3 to 26.

On Tuesday, Venezuela tied 0-0 against Panama in the friendly match played at Rommel Fernandez Stadium in Panama City.

Before arriving in Panama, Venezuela held a friendly match against the team Spain' s autonomous community of Galicia in Spain. The result was a 1-1 tie.

On Thursday May 27, Venezuela will face Costa Rica in San Jose and on June 1 they will face Guatemala in the U.S. city of Fort Lauderdale.

During Copa America, Venezuela will face Jamaica on June 5, then Uruguay on June 9 and finally it will face Mexico four days later. Endit