PORTLAND, Ore.
– Mexican side Club Deportivo Atlas today announced its travel roster for the upcoming international exhibition match against the Portland Timbers on Sunday at PGE Park at 6 p.m., presented by Tecate.
Selected by head coach
Carlos Ischia
, Atlas’ 22-man roster is highlighted by former long-time Mexican National Team striker
Daniel Osorno
, who scored the winning goal to help Mexico win the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup, rising Mexican National Team defender
Edgar
Pacheco
and one of Mexico’s top young players in midfielder
Cesar Ibañez
. Also included in the squad is veteran forward
Alfredo Moreno
, who has also played for Argentina’s Boca Juniors and famed Mexican side Club America during his career, and defender
Fabricio Fuentes
, who recently re-joined Atlas after three seasons in Spain’s La Liga with Villareal.
Founded in 1916, Atlas is one of the oldest clubs in Mexico and competes in Mexico’s top flight called the Primera Division. Its storied history includes several domestic championships and two recent appearances in the prestigious Copa Libertadores tournament (2000, 2008).
Individual tickets for the friendly between the Timbers and Atlas start at $15 and are available through the PGE Park box office, area Ticketmaster locations, online at
www.ticketmaster.com
or by phone at (800) 745-3000.
A portion of the proceeds from the match benefit the Jardin Portland Foundation and its construction of a sustainable and educational-based project in the city of Guadalajara, Mexico – one of Portland’s sister cities and the home of Atlas.
Club Deportivo Travel Roster
Goalkeepers (2) – Jose Francisco Canales, Alejandro Gallardo
Defenders (7) – Darvin Chavez, Fabricio Fuentes, Ricardo Jimenez, Guillermo Martin, Luis Robles, Hugo Issac Rodriguez, Gerardo Flores Zuñiga
Midfielders (8) – Christian Diaz, Gerardo Espinoza, Carlos Gutierrez, Cesar Ibañez, Edgar Pacheco, Jesus Paganoni, Gregorio Torres, Saul Villalobos,
Forwards (5) – Jorge Achucarro, Hebert Alférez, Alfredo Moreno, Daniel Osorno, Flavio Santos
