In America, ma non solo, cresce sempre di più l’attesa per la 45ª edizione della Copa America, quest’anno in versione Centenario. Al torneo parteciperanno sedici squadre, rappresentanti Paesi sia del Nord che del Sud America. Si prospetta una delle edizioni più entusiasmanti nella storia della competizione, che quest’anno partirà il 3 giugno e terminerà il 26, incrociandosi per un paio di settimane con l’altra grande competizione continentale, gli Europei.
Alla Copa partecipano i più grandi calciatori nordamericani e, soprattutto, sudamericani, molti dei quali giocano in Europa e in Italia. Vediamo dunque chi saranno i protagonisti di questo grande spettacolo, dando un’occhiata alle liste di tutte e sedici le squadre, gruppo per gruppo.
- GRUPPO A
USA
David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes, USA), Brad Guzan (Aston Villa, ENG), Tim Howard (Everton, ENG);
Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas, USA), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City, USA), Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United, USA), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin, GER), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City, ENG), Timmy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt, GER), Michael Orozco (Club Tijuana, MEX), DeAndre Yedlin (Sunderland, ENG);
Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake, USA), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes, FRA), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC, CAN), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Mönchengladbach, GER), Jermaine Jones (Colorado Rapids, USA), Perry Kitchen (Hearts, SCO), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers, USA), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City, USA);
Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC, USA), Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund, GER), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes, USA), Bobby Wood (Union Berlin, GER), Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy, USA).
COLOMBIA
Cristian Bonilla (Atlético Nacional, COL), David Ospina (Arsenal, ING), Róbinson Zapata (Santa Fe, COL);
Felipe Aguilar (Atlético Nacional, COL), Santiago Arias (PSV, OLA), Farid Díaz (Atlético Nacional, COL), Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors, ARG), Stefan Medina (Pachuca, MES), Jeison Murillo (Inter, ITA), Oscar Murillo (Pachuca, MES), Cristián Zapata (Milan, ITA);
Edwin Cardona (Monterrey, MES), Guillermo Celis (Junior, COL), Juan Cuadrado (Juventus, ITA), Sebastián Pérez (Atlético Nacional, COL), Andrés Felipe Roa (Deportivo Cali, COL), James Rodríguez (Real Madrid, SPA), Carlos Sánchez (Aston Villa, ING), Daniel Torres (Independiente Medellín, COL);
Carlos Bacca (Milan, ITA), Roger Martínez (Racing Club, ARG), Marlos Moreno (Atlético Nacional, COL), Dayro Moreno (Club Tijuana, MES).
COSTA RICA
Leonel Moreira (Herediano, CRC) Keylor Navas (Real Madrid, ESP), Patrick Pemberton (Alajuelense, CRC);
Johnny Acosta (Alajuelense, CRC), Francisco Calvo (Saprissa, CRC), Oscar Duarte (Espanyol, ESP), Cristian Gamboa (West Bromwich Albion, ENG), Ronald Matarrita (New York City FC, USA), Bryan Oviedo (Everton, ENG), José Salvatierra (Alajuelense, CRC), Michael Umaña (Persepolis, IRN), Kendall Waston (Vancouver Whitecaps FC, CAN);
Randall Azofeifa (Herediano, CRC), Christian Bolaños (Vancouver Whitecaps FC, CAN), Celso Borges (Deportivo La Coruña, ESP), Esteban Granados (Herediano, CRC), Bryan Ruiz (Sporting Lisbon, POR), Yeltsin Tejeda (Évian Thonon Gaillard, FRA), Johan Venegas (Montreal Impact, CAN);
Joel Campbell (Arsenal (ENG), Ariel Rodríguez (Bangkok Glass, THA), Yendrick Ruiz (Herediano, CRC), Álvaro Saborio (D.C. United, USA), Marco Ureña (Midtjylland, DEN).
PARAGUAY
Justo Villar (Colo Colo, Cile), Antony Silva (Independiente Medellin, Colombia), Alfredo Aguilar (Guaranì);
Paulo Da Silva (Toluca, Messico), Gustavo Gomez (Lanus, Argentina), Pablo Aguilar, Miguel Samudio (America, Messico), Ivan Piris (Udinese, Italia), Marcos Caceres (Newell’s Old Boys, Argentina), Jorge Moreira (Libertad), Fabian Balbuena (Libertad);
Víctor Caceres (Flamengo, Brasile), Nestor Ortigoza (San Lorenzo, Argentina), Jorge Rojas (Gimnasia e Esgrima La Plata, Argentina), Richard Ortiz (Toluca), Oscar Romero (Racing Club, Argentina), Osvaldo Martinez (America), Osmar Molinas (Libertad);
Roque Santa Cruz (Cruz Azul, Messico), Lucas Barrios (Montpellier, Francia), Edgar Benitez (Toluca), Raul Bobadilla (Augsburg, Germania).
- GRUPPO B
BRASILE
Alisson (Internacional, BRA), Diego Alves (Valencia, SPA), Ederson (Benfica, POR);
Dani Alves (Barcelona, SPA), Rodrigo Caio (São Paulo, BRA), Fabinho (Monaco, FRA), Gil (Shandong Luneng, CIN), Filípe Luís (Atlético Madrid, SPA), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA), Miranda (Inter, ITA), Douglas (Atlético Mineiro, BRA);
Renato Augusto (Beijing Guoan, CIN), Casemiro (Real Madrid, SPA), Douglas Costa (Bayern Munich, GER), Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool, ING), Elias (Corinthians, BRA), Fágner (Corinthians, BRA), Luiz Gustavo (Wolfsburg, GER), Lucas Lima (Santos, BRA), Rafinha (Barcelona, SPA), Willian (Chelsea, ING);
Hulk (Zenit, RUS), Gabriel Jesus (Palmeiras, BRA), Jonas (Benfica, POR).
ECUADOR
Máximo Banguera (Barcelona, ECU), Alexander Domínguez (LDU Quito, ECU), Esteban Dreer (Emelec, ECU);
Gabriel Achilier (Emelec, ECU), Robert Arboleda (Universidad Católica, ECU), Walter Ayoví (Monterrey, MEX), Frickson Erazo (Atlético Mineiro, BRA), Arturo Mina (Independiente del Valle, ECU), Juan Carlos Paredes (Watford, ENG), Cristian Ramírez (Ferencváros, HUN);
Michael Arroyo (Club América, MEX), Fernando Gaibor (Emelec, ECU), Carlos Gruezo (FC Dallas, USA), Pedro Larrea (El Nacional, ECU), Ángel Mena (Emelec, ECU), Jefferson Montero (Swansea, WAL), Christian Noboa (Rostov, RUS), Antonio Valencia (Manchester United, ENG);
Jaime Ayoví (Godoy Cruz, ARG), Miler Bolaños (Grêmio, BRA), Juan Cazares (Atlético Mineiro, BRA), Enner Valencia (West Ham United, ENG).
HAITI
Steward Ceus (Unattached), Luis Valendi Odelus (Aigle Noir, HAI), Johny Placide (Reims, FRA);
Jean Sony Alcénat (Voluntari, ROM), Jean Marc Alexandre (Fort Lauderdale Strikers, USA), Judelin Aveska (Atlético Uruguay, ARG), Alex Christian (Vila Real, POR), Romain Genevois (Nice, FRA), Reginal Goreux (Standard Liège, BEL), Kim Jaggy (Aarau, SUI),Jerome Mechack, Stéphane Lambese (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA);
Wilde-Donald Guerrier (Wisła Kraków, POL), Max Hilaire (Cholet, FRA), Kevin Lafrance (Chrobry Głogów, POL), James Marcelin (Carolina RailHawks, USA), Pascal Millien (Jacksonville Armada, USA), Soni Mustivar (Sporting Kansas City, USA), Sony Norde (Mohun Bagan, IND);
Kervens Belfort (1461 Trabzon, TUR), Jeff Louis (Caen, FRA), Jean-Eudes Maurice (Hà Nội T&T, VIE), Duckens Nazon (Laval, FRA).
PERÙ
Carlos Cáceda (Universitario, PER), Pedro Gallese (Juan Aurich, PER), Diego Penny (Sporting Cristal, PER);
Luis Abram (Sporting Cristal, PER), Miguel Araujo (Alianza Lima, PER), Jair Céspedes (Sporting Cristal, PER), Aldo Corzo (Deportivo Municipal, PER), Christian Ramos (Juan Aurich, PER), Alberto Rodríguez (Sporting Cristal, PER), Renato Tapia (Feyenoord, NED), Miguel Trauco (Universitario, PER);
Armando Alfageme (Deportivo Municipal, PER), Adán Balbín (Universitario, PER), Cristian Benavente (Charleroi, BEL), Luiz da Silva (PSV, NED), Alejandro Hohberg (Universidad César Vallejo, PER), Andy Polo (Universitario, PER), Óscar Vilchez (Alianza Lima, PER), Yoshimar Yotún (Malmö, SWE);
Christian Cueva (Toluca, MEX), Edison Flores (Universitario, PER), Paolo Guerrero (Flamengo, BRA), Raúl Ruidíaz (Universitario, PER).
- GRUPPO C
MESSICO
Jesús Corona (Cruz Azul, MES), Guillermo Ochoa (Málaga, SPA), Alfredo Talavera (Toluca, MES);
Paúl Aguilar (Club América, MES), Néstor Araujo (Santos Laguna, MES), Yasser Corona (Querétaro, MES), Héctor Moreno (PSV, OLA), Miguel Layún (Porto, POR), Rafael Márquez (Atlas, MES), Diego Reyes (Real Sociedad, SPA), Jorge Torres Nilo (Tigres UANL, MES);
Juan Aquino (Tigres UANL, MES), Jesús Dueñas (Tigres UANL, MES), Andrés Guardado (PSV, OLA), Héctor Herrera (Porto, POR), Jesus Molina (Santos Laguna, MES), Carlos Peña (Guadalajara, MES), Jurgen Damm (Tigres UANL, MES);
Jesús Corona (Porto, POR), Javier Hernández (Bayer Leverkusen, GER), Raúl Jiménez (Benfica, POR), Hirving Lozano (Pachuca, MES), Oribe Peralta (Club América, MES).
URUGUAY
Martín Campaña (Independiente, ARG), Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray, TUR), Martín Silva (Vasco da Gama, BRA);
Jorge Fucile (Nacional, URU), Jose Giménez (Atlético Madrid, ESP), Diego Godín, (Atlético Madrid, ESP), Alvaro Pereira (Getafe, ESP), Maximiliano Pereira (Porto, POR), Gastón Silva (Torino, ITA), Mauricio Victorino (Nacional, URU);
Arévalo Rios (Atlas, MEX), Matías Corujo (Universidad de Chile, CHI), Álvaro González (Atlas, MEX), Nicolás Lodeiro (Boca Juniors, ARG), Gastón Ramírez (Middlesbrough, ENG), Cristian Rodríguez (Independiente, ARG), Carlos Sánchez (Monterrey, MEX), Matías Vecino (Fiorentina, ITA);
Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-German, FRA), Abel Hernández (Hull City, ENG), Diego Rolán (Bordeaux, FRA), Cristhian Stuani (Middlesbrough, ENG), Luis Suárez (Barcelona, ESP).
GIAMAICA
Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union, USA), Duwayne Kerr (Unattached), Ryan Thompson (St. Louis FC, USA);
Rosario Harriott (Harbour View, JAM), Michael Hector (Reading, ENG), Kemar Lawrence (New York Red Bulls, USA), Adrian Mariappa (Crystal Palace, ENG), Wes Morgan (Leicester City, ENG), Damano Solomon (Portmore United, JAM), Jermaine Taylor (Portland Timbers, USA);
Rodolph Austin (Brondby, DEN), Michael Binns (Portmore United, JAM), Chevonne Marsh (Cavalier, JAM), Joel McAnuff (Leyton Orient, ENG), Garath McCleary (Reading, ENG), Andrew Vanzie (Humble Lions, JAM), Je-Vaughn Watson (New England Revolution, USA), Lee Williamson (Blackburn Rovers, ENG);
Simon Dawkins (San Jose Earthquakes, USA), Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City, ENG), Darren Mattocks (Portland Timbers, USA), Dever Orgill (Marieham, FIN), Allan Ottey (Montego Bay United, JAM).
VENEZUELA
José Contreras (Tachira, VEN), Wuilker Faríñez (Caracas, VEN), Dani Hernández (Tenerife, ESP);
Wilker Ángel (Tachira, VEN), Rolf Feltscher (MSV Duisburg, GER), Alexander González (Huesca, ESP), Roberto Rosales (Málaga, ESP), Jose Manuel Velazquez (Arouca, POR), Mikel Villanueva (Atlético Malagueño, ESP), Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Nantes, FRA);
Juan Pablo Añor (Málaga, ESP), Arquímedes Figuera (La Guaira, VEN), Alejandro Guerra (Atlético Nacional, COL), Yangel Herrera (Atlético Venezuela, VEN), Rómulo Otero (Huachipato, CHI), Adalberto Peñaranda (Granada, ESP), Tomás Rincón (Genoa, ITA), Luis Manuel Seijas (Santa Fe, COL), Carlos Suárez (Carabobo, VEN);
Yonathan Del Valle (Kasimpasa, TUR), Josef Martínez (Torino, ITA), Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion, ENG), Christian Santos (NEC Nijmegen, NED).
- GRUPPO D
ARGENTINA
Mariano Andújar (Estudiantes La Plata, ARG), Nahuel Guzmán (Tigres UANL, MES), Sergio Romero (Manchester United, ING);
Milton Casco (River Plate, ARG), Ramiro Funes Mori (Everton, ING), Jonathan Maidana (River Plate, ARG), Gabriel Mercado (River Plate, ARG), Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City, ING), Marcos Rojo (Manchester United, ING), Facundo Roncaglia (Fiorentina, ITA), Victor Cuesta (Independiente, ARG);
Éver Banega (Sevilla, SPA), Lucas Biglia (Lazio, ITA), Augusto Fernández (Atlético Madrid, ESP), Matías Kranevitter (Atlético Madrid, ESP), Javier Mascherano (Barcelona, SPA), Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA), Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur, ING);
Sergio Agüero (Manchester City, ING), Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli, ITA), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Hebei China Fortune, CIN), Lionel Messi (Barcelona, ESP), Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica, POR), Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA).
CILE
Claudio Bravo (Barcelona, SPA), Johnny Herrera (Universidad de Chile, CIL), Christopher Toselli (Universidad Católica, CIL);
Paulo Díaz (San Lorenzo, ARG), , Mauricio Isla (Marseille, FRA), Gonzalo Jara (Universidad de Chile, CIL), Gary Medel (Inter, ITA), Eugenio Mena (São Paulo, BRA), Enzo Roco (Espanyol, SPA);
Charles Aránguiz (Bayer Leverkusen, GER), Jean Beausejour (Colo Colo, CIL), Marcelo Díaz (Celta de Vigo, SPA), Matías Fernández (Fiorentina, ITA), Pedro Pablo Hernández (Celta de Vigo, SPA), Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich, GER), Erick Pulgar (Bologna, ITA), Francisco Silva (Chiapas, MES), José Pedro Fuenzalida (Universidad Católica, CIL);
Nicolás Castillo (Universidad Católica, CIL), Fabián Orellana (Celta de Vigo, SPA), Mauricio Pinilla (Atalanta, ITA), Edson Puch (LDU Quito, ECU), Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal, ING), Eduardo Vargas (Hoffenheim, GER).
PANAMA
José Calderón (Plantense, HON), Jaime Penedo (Saprissa, CRC), Alex Rodríguez (San Francisco, PAN);
Felipe Baloy (Atlas, MEX), Harold Cummings (Alajuelense, CRC), Éric Davis (DAC 1904, SVK), Fidel Escobar (Sporting, PAN), Luis Henríquez (Tauro, PAN), Adolfo Machado (Saprissa, CRC) Roderick Miller (San Francisco, PAN);
Ricardo Buitrago (Juan Aurich, PER), Armando Cooper (Árabe Unido, PAN), Aníbal Godoy (San José Earthquakes, USA), Gabriel Gómez (Cartaginés, CRC), Amílcar Henríquez (América, COL), Valentín Pimentel (La Equidad, COL), Alberto Quintero (San José Earthquakes, USA);
Abdiel Arroyo (RNK Split, CRO), Ismael Díaz (Porto, POR), Roberto Nurse (Mineros de Zacatecas, MEX), Blas Pérez (Vancouver Whitecaps, USA), Luis Tejada (Juan Aurich, PER) Gabriel Torres (Zamora, VEN).
BOLIVIA
Carlos Lampe (Sport Boys, BOL), Rómel Quiñónez (Bolívar, BOL), Guillermo Viscarra (Oriente Petrolero, BOL);
Diego Bejarano (The Strongest, BOL), Marvin Bejarano (Oriente Petrolero, BOL), Nelson Cabrera (Bolívar, BOL), Ronald Eguino (Bolívar, BOL), Luis Gutiérrez (Ironi Kiryat Shmona, ISR), Mario Saavedra (Bolívar, BOL), Edward Zenteno (Wilstermann, BOL);
Pedro Azogue (Oriente Petrolero, BOL), Jhasmani Campos (Kazma, KUW), Raúl Castro (The Strongest, BOL), Samuel Galindo (Petrolero, BOL), Alejandro Meleán (Oriente Petrolero, BOL), Fernando Saucedo (Wilstermann, BOL), Martín Smedberg-Dalence (Goteborg, SVE), Wálter Veizaga (The Strongest, BOL);
Juan Carlos Arce (Bolívar, BOL), Yasmani Duk (New York Cosmos, USA), Bruno Miranda (Universidad de Chile, CIL), Rodrigo Ramallo (The Strongest, BOL).
Marco Puca