Uly Llanez will miss the opportunity to compete with the United States for a ticket to the Olympics after an ankle injury
United States, Mexico’s rival, will lose Uly Llanez in the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic, due to the Dutch Heerenven striker being injured in one of his ankles and having to be sacked from the team that look for your ticket to Tokyo 2021.
Sources told ESPN Digital that the studies had been done since last night and the injury of Mexican teammate Teun Wilke in the Netherlands was assessed. In the morning it was reported that there was an injury to the ankle ligament and it was preferred to unsubscribe the attacker.
Uly Llanez is a Mexican-American footballer, because his parents are Mexican, and he still has the chance to play with both countries. The striker has done his training with the basic forces of the United States and was presumed to be one of the two European figures of the Bars and Stars team in Guadalajara.
Llanez has been sought after by Mexico on a few occasions, but his commitment, for now, is with the United States. In his place will be Tanner Tessmann, a Dallas FC striker, who also made camp with the selection of bars and stars.
The United States debuts against Costa Rica in the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic, then it will compete with the Dominican Republic and closes the group stage against Mexico. Now, the only European left in his ranks is Soto, of Norwich City, who refused to play with Chile to represent the American country.
The Bars and Stars team is looking to make the move to Tokyo 2021, with a team made up mostly of MLS footballers, because it was not possible to call up all the players who are under 23 and are watered around the world