Paraguay squad for South Africa friendly
Reuters - Friday 26 March 2010, 01:56
ASUNCION - Paraguay coach Gerardo
Martino named a 20-man squad on Thursday for a friendly against
World Cup hosts South Africa next week.
The match, Paraguay's last at home in Asuncion before the
June 11-July 11 finals, will be played at the Defensores del
Chaco stadium on March 31.
Paraguay, who are in Group F with holders Italy, New
Zealand and Slovakia, will meet Ireland, Ivory Coast and Greece
in further warm-ups in late May and early June.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Victor Centurion (Tacuary), Joel Silva
(Guarani)
Defenders: Carlos Bonet (Olimpia), Paulo Da Silva
(Sunderland), Cesar Benitez (Cerro Porteno), Julio Manzur
(Olimpia), Pedro Benitez (Atletico Mineiro), Aureliano Torres
(San Lorenzo), Blas Caceres (Olimpia)
Midfielders: Marcos Riveros (Nacional, Paraguay), Osvaldo
Hobecker (Rubio Nu), Jorge Moreira (Libertad), Jonathan Santana
(VfL Wolfsburg), Rodrigo Rojas (River Plate), Hernan Perez
(Villarreal), Nestor Ortigoza (Argentinos Junior), Marcelo
Estigarribia (Newell's Old Boys)
Forwards: Nestor Ayala (Tigre), Guillermo Beltran
(Nacional, Paraguay), Rodolfo Gamarra (Libertad)
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