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Mauricio Pineda is called up to the US under-23 team – Telemundo Chicago

Chicago Fire FC defender Mauricio Pineda was called up to the United States Under-23 National Team and will be in the concentration of 31 players before the start of the CONCACAF pre-Olympic tournament to be held from March 18 to 30 in the city of Guadalajara Jalisco. The final list of 20 players will be announced before the start of the tournament.

Chicago Fire FC technical director, Raphael Wicky, was happy about the opportunity given to one of his pupils, “we are very happy for him, of course, it is always an honor to play for your country and if you can go to some (Olympic games) is something very special in the life of an athlete, so we are very happy for Mauri ”said the Swiss strategist.

This is the second convocation of the player of Mexican descent, born in Bolingbrook, Illinois, who is a product of the Fire academy and graduated from the University of North Carolina. Pineda was first called up at the start of the year and subsequently elevated to the Stars and Stripes senior team for a 7-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago on January 31.

The CONCACAF tournament at La Perla Tapatia was originally scheduled for March 2020, but due to the pandemic and the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, it was rescheduled for this year.

The United States is part of Group A and will open the competition on March 18 against Costa Rica, face the Dominican Republic on March 21 and finish the group stage on March 24 against Mexico. The top two teams in the tournament advance to the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

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