Manuel Arias, president of the Panamanian Football Federation, recalled that Rogelio Funes Mori is Argentine by birth, prior to competing in the Tri in the qualifiers
The president of the Panamanian Football Federation, Manuel Arias, commented that his country will play against “some Mexicans and an Argentine”, Prior to the third match of the qualifying round in Qatar 2022.
“What could Panama do to Mexico? Yes, it can happen because on the field they will play eleven against eleven, well there will be eleven Panamanians against some Mexicans and an Argentine on the court“But we will humbly play against a top team, such as the Mexican,” said Manuel Arias, president of the Panamanian Football Federation, at a press conference.
The comment of the President of the Panamanian Football Federation, Manuel Arias, arises from that Mexico has in its ranks the Argentine naturalized Mexican Rogelio Funes Mori, The titular striker of the Tricolor in the last two games.
“We believe that Mexico is a top team in the world. They have the most important league in CONCACAF, with a significant number of players. With the best salaries, because they have a rich league, a very rich FMF and we have to respect that, because three important players do not come from them, but behind it there are 45 players looking for these three places “, added the president of the Panamanian Football Federation.
On the state of the field of the stadium Rommel Fernández, headquarters of the match between Panama and Mexico, the manager agreed that the grass “is not at 100 percent” and they hope that by “November is in the best conditions, but it’s the track we have, I’d like to have four or five tracks, it’s not the reality, but we have to play on it. “
Panama and Mexico will seek the leadership of the octagonal CONCACAF, at the end of the first three days of the qualifying round in Qatar 2022.