Diego Cocca, coach of the Mexican National Team.
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The coach of the Mexican National Team, Diego Coccadelivered his first call for players for the first matches of El Tri in 2023 and drew attention that did not summon Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernándezso the veto against the historical scorer is maintained.
Asked at a press conference about the striker’s absence, the Argentine coach indicated that had a conversation with him and which is in a list of players to be tracked for future calls.
“All the players have the doors open to the National Team (…) I have spoken with many players, including Chicharito, who has not been called up,” Diego Cocca stressed.
September 7, 2019 was the last time that Javier Hernández played a match with El Tri. On that occasion it was a friendly against the United States in which he also scored a goal.
Currently Chicharito, 34 years old, He is the top scorer for the Mexican National Team with 52 goals; Of the active attackers, the only one in the top-10 is Raúl Jiménez (29), Andrés Guardado (28) and Oribe Peralta (25).
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