The Colombian Omar Fernández, from El Pobla, said on Thursday that playing Mexican football has sidelined him from appearing in his country’s national team squad. “The Colombia National Team is a complicated issue, most of the players who are there play in Europe, in my position there is a lot of competition. If I want to get to the national team, I have to do twice as much as I do now,” he explained. of press.
Fernández, the second player with the most assists in the MX League in the regular phase of the last tournament, stated that at the age of 27 he maintains the illusion of making his debut for the Colombian national team. “I don’t rule out playing in the national team in the future, it would be the best for me. I was already in the under-20s, but it’s an illusion I have, my children are the ones who demand the most from me,” added.
The South American striker is living his third year with the Puebla shirt, a team in which he has established himself as one of the main elements in the offensive. “The years go by and I continue to earn a starting place, where I give my best, I work to improve every day for Pobla, at the moment I don’t think about leaving the team,” he said.
Fernandez remembered the matches in the Puebla in which Juan Reynoso was directed by the Peruvian, present trainer of the Blue Cross, to that described like a friend. “Prof. Joan is an important person not only for me, but for my whole family. I have known him since I was 20, he is the person who gave me the opportunity to leave Colombia for Peru and Mexico, I am grateful to him and my way of thanking was always to get on the court, ”the offensive midfielder noted.
Fernández and El Pobla, led by the Argentine Nicolás Larcamón, are preparing to visit America this Saturday at the Azteca Stadium, the match of the fifth day of the 2021 Closing Ceremony of Mexican football. “The team is motivated, we want to go to the Azteca to get three points.
The group is mentally strong for America, of which we expect its best version. To defeat them we have to improve in strength, “he concluded.
EFE