Sources close to the Mexican National Team revealed that the Puebla player is not contemplated for a possible call
POBLA – The striker of Pobla, Santiago Ormeño, Is not in the plans of the Mexican National Team and, before him, in the mind of coach Gerardo Martino there is a long list of more experienced strikers in the MX League.
Sources inside the National selection confirmed that there is currently no interest in Santiago Ormeño nor restless that it can be summoned by Peru.
This source points out that Santiago Ormeño he is considered a good player, although of great age for the Tri, apart from considering that he has barely six months to stand out with his performances, unlike other Mexicans who precede him on the course, including the same José Juan Macías, 21-year-old striker.
The debut of Santiago Ormeño was given in October 2018, in a match against Morelia and played only played 17 minutes. Subsequently, he played three games of change until in the previous Guardians 2020 he began to have regularity, with 13 games and six goals. In Guardians 2021 he already surpassed half of the minutes played in fewer games (seven).
‘Tata’ Martino acknowledges the effort that Santiago Ormeño has put into his performances, but for now he has Raúl Jiménez, the world’s top.
Another important sector than the Mexican selection has in mind is that of Mexican-American players, who are being viewed by people from the Tri in order to choose items and be careful not to be ‘in love’ with the United States.
The source said that later, if Santiago Ormeño keeps a firm step in play and goals, he will surely win a chance, but not in the short term, so his name will not appear soon in any list of ‘Tata’ Martino
The Mexican National Team will play its first commitments of the year in March; on the 27th it will be measured in Wales in Europe, and on the 30th of the same month in Costa Rica in headquarters to be defined.