The Argentinian central defender is 100% eligible to play for the two-time American champion.
A curious news story, but supported by the moment, happened on October 16: from the Chilean football offices they called Matias Zaldiviadefender of University of Chile, to be part of La Roja Sub 23 in the microcycle from May 22 to 25. It is the first international mention in his career.
WHY IS ZALDIVIA BEING CALLED TO THE CHILEAN SELECTION?
First, by its level. In the U, Zaldivia established himself and made his teammates better in the last line, maintaining solvency and a figure of the Superclásico in the Monumental. In addition, he came as an alternative to Nery Domínguez and Luis Casanova, but he was the most regular of the three.
In addition, the defender (San Isidro, 1991) has been Chilean for some time, since he defended Colo Colo between 2015 and 2022 and reached the minimum times to be taken into account by the national team, which of Eduardo Berizzo, the coach, sees him as a natural leader for his area, full of youth in Valentín Vidal (Spanish Union) or Daniel González (UC).
It is worth noting that there will be exceptions of “adults” in the national team that will play the Pan American Games in Santiago 2023, and in the past Toto believed in Rodrigo Echeverría, Javier Altamirano, Carlos Palacios from Colocolino – suspended against Monagas by the Libertadores – and precisely Zaldivia, which if it continues its upward curve – and since Chile has nothing left – it might also be an option in the South American qualifiers.
Source: Goal