Edison Azcona is the jewel of Dominican soccer. He was born 19 years ago in La Romana, a city on the Caribbean coast, but he was trained in football at Inter Miami, which this season, after making history in the U-20 World Cup in Argentina, integrated him into the first team led by Lionel Messi and the Next September 8 they will face Nicaragua at the start of League B of Nations.
Azcona was part of the Inter Miami squad, which was recently crowned in the Leagues Cup. The skilful Dominican midfielder was called up in five of the eight games: Cruz Azul, Atlanta United, Orlando City, FC Dallas and Charlotte, but did not have minutes in none. This season in MLS he has played five games in which he accumulates 46 minutes, but has not played since July 15.
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The 19-year-old midfielder made history with the Dominican Republic at the 2022 Concacaf Under-20 Championship captaining the team to the tournament final, qualifying for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina and the 2024 Paris Olympics. , both historical events for Dominican soccer. Azcona immortalized himself at the World Cup by scoring the first goal for the Dominican Republic to score in any FIFA World Cup tournament. He did it from a penalty in the 2-1 loss to Nigeria.
Azcona is one of the 13 legionnaires called up by coach Marcelo Neveleff to play the matches against Nicaragua and Montserrat on September 8 and 11. Within this list, forwards Dorny Romero and Edarlyn Reyes stand out, who are members of Always Ready of the Bolivian first division. Romero accumulates 17 goals and Reyes has three goals and five assists. They are also competing in the Copa Libertadores, where the two have been undisputed.
2023-08-30 03:38:13
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