Aramburu, Savarino named in Venezuela squad-Xinhua - 新华网

CARACAS, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Real Sociedad right-back Jon Aramburu and Fluminense attacker Jefferson Savarino were among 28 players named in Venezuela's squad on Tuesday for friendlies against the Basque Country and Russia later this month.

Head coach Oswaldo Vizcarrondo also included Sparta Rotterdam defender Teo Quintero, Bologna midfielder Marco Libra and Shakhtar Donetsk forward Gleiker Mendoza.

The Vinotinto will play the Basque Country in Bilbao on November 14 and Russia in Krasnodar three days later.

"These two opponents will be very good for us," Vizcarrondo said. "They are teams with technical and tactical quality that will demand more of us and push us to be better," he said.

Venezuela's squad includes six players from the country's domestic league and 14 from Europe.

Goalkeepers: Jose Contreras, Cristopher Varela, Miguel Silva, Frankarlos Benitez.

Defenders: Luis Balbo, Adrian Palacios, Teo Quintero, Christian Makoun, Nahuel Ferraresi, Yordan Osorio, Jon Aramburu, Adrian Cova.

Midfielders: Cristian Casseres Jr., Marco Libra, Jeferson Caraballo, Telasco Segovia, Yerson Chacon, Yangel Herrera, Daniel Pereira, Sebastian Mendoza.

Forwards: Gleiker Mendoza, Matias Lacava, Jefferson Savarino, Eduard Bello, Robinson Flores, Kevin Kelsy, Jesus Ramirez, Luis Fernandez. ■