Jhegson Méndez, one of Ecuador’s immovable in the Copa América 2021, took from Brazil ‘many lessons for the future’ | Other Sports | sports

Gustavo Alfaro has full confidence in the Carchense midfielder. The Argentine press hallucinated with a tunnel that the tricolor made to Lautaro Martínez.

Of the line-up that Gustavo Alfaro chose for the opening day of the 2021 Copa América in Brazil – in a match against Colombia – only five players repeated ownership in the matches of the following four presentations of the Ecuadorian team: defenders Angelo Preciado, Robert Arboleda , Piero Hincapié, Pervis Estupiñán and midfielder Jhegson Méndez.

Alfaro’s immovable during the tournament, probably the 24-year-old midfielder, currently in the ranks of Orlando City of Major League Soccer in the United States, was the element that left the tricolor fans and the coach himself the best feeling.

Debuting on September 18, 2018, Méndez gave demonstrations of daring, of being a mature footballer on the field and that he has the agility to adapt to any tactical system ordered by the helmsman.

“Unfortunately we are leaving sad, but with many lessons for the future. (I am) very proud of this group, (the) result (was) very deceitful for what happened in the game, but we have to continue. Thanks to those who always supported, “he wrote in a post on Instagram after elimination in the tournament.

The midfielder born in Mira (province of Carchi) reached 24 performances with the absolute Tricolor and, surely, will add three more before the end of the 2021 course, since around the corner he will face the key part of the elimination process for the World Cup. Qatar 2022.

Apart from the positive data in favor of Méndez, the Argentine press hallucinated with a tunnel that the tricolor made to Lautaro Martínez during the quarterfinal match.

Méndez is the present and future of the National Team. (D)

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