Chile coach recalls trio for friendlies

Chile coach recalls trio for friendlies

Chile coach Marcelo Bielsa has named an 18-man foreign-based squad for two friendly internationals next month.

Bielsa's players will play two friendlies on March 3, against Costa Rica and North Korea, at the Estadio Monumental in Santiago.

Pedro Morales, Gonzalo Fierro and Mark Gonzalez have been recalled but there is no place for forward Mauricio Pinilla.

Bielsa will add some home-based players on Sunday, after the domestic action.

Chile will play Spain, Switzerland and Honduras in Group H at this summer's World Cup finals.

Chile squad: Claudio Bravo (Real Sociedad); Gary Medel (Boca Juniors), Osvaldo Gonzalez (Toluca), Pablo Contreras (PAOK), Arturo Vidal (Bayer Leverkusen), Rodrigo Tello (Besiktas); Gonzalo Fierro (Flamengo), Mauricio Isla (Udinese), Carlos Carmona (Reggina), Matias Fernandez (Sporting Lisbon), Pedro Morales (Dynamo Zagreb), Jorge Valdivia (Al Ain); Alexis Sanchez (Udinese), Humberto Suazo (Real Zaragoza), Hector Mancilla (Toluca), Mark Gonzalez (CSKA Moscow), Jean Beausejour (America, Mexico), Fabian Orellana (Xerez).


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