Copa America 2021: The best XI of the South American tournament

Copa America 2021: The best XI of the South American tournament - Bolavip US

<p><a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/copa-america-2021-complete-schedule-find-here-the-fixtures-key-dates-format-groups-and-tv-rights-20210504-0012.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Copa America 2021</strong></a> has finally begun and the battle for the continent’s ultimate prize is already on. This time, only the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/copa-america-2021-groups-schedule-cities-tv-broadcast-and-all-you-need-to-know-20210517-0008.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ten South American nations</a> are taking part in the tournament, unlike <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/copa-america-2021-list-by-year-of-all-past-winners--20210614-0020.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previous editions</a> in which guests from other regions were invited. However,<strong>someplayers who were not born in South America are taking part in this tournament</strong>.</p>
<p>It’s no surprise to see nationalized players not featuring for their home countries nowadays, but it is unusual to see players not born on this continent representing any of these nations. In fact, <strong>there are only six of them in this <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/copa-america-2021-how-much-money-does-the-champion-get-20210526-0014.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Copa America</a></strong> and they are split between <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/copa-america-2021-chile-s-roster-for-the-competition-20210610-0020.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Chile</strong></a>, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/copa-america-2021-peru-26-man-squad-20210610-0014.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Peru</strong></a>, and <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/copa-america-2021-bolivia-s-27-man-squad-20210611-0023.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Bolivia</strong></a>.</p>
<p>Many of these already had caps before<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/copa-america-2021-will-there-be-var-in-the-tournament-20210525-0010.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Copa America</a> began, while others were expecting to make their debut in this competition. Here, take a look at the six players who were not born in South America and are playing in <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/copa-america-2021-stats-titles-won-by-each-national-team-in-cup-s-history-20210528-0018.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Copa America 2021</a>.</p>
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<h2>Gianluca Lapadula (Peru -Italy)</h2>
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<figure class="image">   <figure class="image"><img loading="lazy" alt="Gianluca Lapadula Peru" data-height="413" data-width="740" data-size="w:740,h:413" hspace="5" vspace="5" title="Gianluca Lapadula Peru" src="https://ds-images.bolavip.com/news/image?src=https://images.bolavip.com/webp/en/full/BUS_20210616_BUS_172075_lapadula_peru.jpg_22993414_1c72642c.webp&amp;width=740&amp;height=413" width="740" height="413"></figure><figcaption>    Gianluca Lapadula playing for Peru (Getty).   </figcaption></figure>
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<p><strong>Born in Torino to an Italian father and a Peruvian mother</strong>, the 31-year-old has played almost his entire career in Italian soccer except for a short loan spell in Slovenian club ND Gorica. <strong>Gianluca Lapadula has played for the likes of <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/ac-milan-t27122" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AC Milan</a> and Parma</strong>, after making his first steps with <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/juventus-t12" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Juventus</strong></a> youth teams.</p>
<p>During his last season at <strong>Benevento</strong>, he got his Peruvian citizenshipand was <strong>called up for the November international window</strong>. <strong>Ricardo Gareca</strong> named Lapadula again for the last <strong><a href="https://bolavip.com/en/conmebol-t19724" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conmebol</a> World Cup Qualifiers</strong> double-fixture before selecting him for the current <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/copa-america-2021-stats-leading-goalscorers-in-cup-s-history-20210529-0010.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Copa America 2021</a>.</p>
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<h2>Jaume Cuéllar (Bolivia -Spain)</h2>
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<figure class="image">   <figure class="image"><img loading="lazy" data-height="413" data-width="740" data-size="w:740,h:413" hspace="5" vspace="5" src="https://ds-images.bolavip.com/news/image?src=https://images.bolavip.com/webp/en/full/BUS_20210616_BUS_172075_jaume_cuellar.jpg_22993414_6235ede9.webp&amp;width=740&amp;height=413" width="740" height="413"></figure><figcaption>    Jaume Cuellar fighting for the ball with Robert Piris da Motta of Paraguay (Getty).   </figcaption></figure>
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<p>Born to Bolivian parents in Granollers, Spain, Jaume Cuéllar belonged to <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/barcelona-t11" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Barcelona</strong></a>‘s academy before joining <strong>SPAL</strong> in Italy. The 19-year-old played mostly in SPAL Primavera, the club’s youth team, until he made his <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/serie-a-t47163" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Serie A</strong></a> debut on July 22, 2020, against <strong>AS Roma</strong>.</p>
<p>Bolivia manager <strong>César Farías</strong> called up Cuéllar for the recent <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/south-america-world-cup-qualifiers-2022-standings-20210531-0017.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>South American World Cup Qualifiers 2022</strong></a> Matchday 7 and 8 games and the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/copa-america-2021-why-it-will-be-played-in-brazil-20210531-0015.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Copa America 2021</a> as well. He made his debut in La Verde’s defeat at the hands of <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/paraguay-t16686" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Paraguay</strong></a>, where he saw the red card early in the second half.</p>
<h2>Ben Brereton (Chile -England)</h2>
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<p>Ben Brereton’s selection by <strong>Martín Lasarte</strong> came as a shockas the British striker, who hasplayed for <strong>Nottingham Forest</strong> and <strong>Blackburn Rovers</strong> so far, used to be part of England’sU19s in the past few years. Born to a Chilean mother and an English father, he was eligible for <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/chile-t144844" target="_blank" rel="noopener">La Roja</a> and the new coach seized it.</p>
<p>Lasarte first called up the 22-year-old striker for the World Cup Qualfying double-fixture and then confirmed him for the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/copa-america-2021-the-most-expensive-players-from-each-national-team-20210601-0018.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Copa America 2021</a>, where <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/argentina-vs-chile-predictions-odds-and-how-to-watch-the-copa-america-2021-in-the-us--20210613-0006.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>he made his international senior debut in Chile’s 1-1 draw with Argentina</strong></a>.</p>
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<h2>Santiago Ormeño (Peru -Mexico)</h2>
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<p>The 27-year-old striker, who is set to join <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/club-leon-t140988" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Club León</strong></a> in July after performing well with <strong>Puebla</strong> last season, has been called up by <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/peru-t142746" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Peru</a> after <strong>Gerardo Martino</strong> didn’t consider him for the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mexico-t65" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Mexican national team</strong></a>. Santiago Ormeño expects to make his debut with La Blanquirroja in <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/copa-america-2021-why-aren-t-james-rodriguez-and-radamel-falcao-on-colombia-s-roster-20210615-0011.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Copa America 2021</a>.</p>
<p>His grandfather, <strong>Walter Ormeño</strong>, was born in Peru and even featured for the national team during the ’40s. The striker has played his entire professional career in Mexico but has declined any possibility of wearing La Tricolor’s colors by accepting Ricardo Gareca’s call.</p>
<h2>Erwin Sánchez (Bolivia -Portugal)</h2>
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<p>Son offormer Bolivia international<strong>Erwin Sánchez</strong>, who was nicknamed ‘Platini’ in honor of the great French superstar, he was born in Portugal while his father was playing for <strong>Boavista</strong>. However, Sánchez stuck to his Bolivian roots.</p>
<p>The midfielder was <strong>called up to La Verde’s senior team for the first time in November 2015</strong> for the World Cup Qualifiers but he had to wait a few more years to make his debut, which came on November 2020 against <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/copa-america-2021-paraguay-national-soccer-team-schedule-20210609-0021.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paraguay</a>. He already saw Copa America 2021 action in the<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/paraguay-vs-bolivia-predictions-odds-and-how-to-watch-the-copa-america-2021-in-the-us-20210613-0007.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> 3-1 defeat against La Albirroja</a>.</p>
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<h2>Adrián Jusino (Bolivia – United States)</h2>
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<p>Adrián Jusino was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, but his family’sheritage is deeply rooted in him as he was even grew up in Bolivia. The center back has featured for several local clubs such as <strong>Always Ready</strong>, <strong>Petrolero</strong>, <strong>Unión Maestranza</strong>, and <strong>Bolívar</strong>, and has also appeared for American teams <strong>Ventura County Fusion</strong> and <strong>Roughnecks FC</strong>. Jusino, who currently plays for Greek club <strong>AE Larissas</strong>,has already appeared in Copa America 2019 with <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/copa-america-2021-bolivia-national-soccer-team-schedule-20210609-0023.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bolivia</a> and has amassed 12 caps with the national team so far.</p>
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