Cimarrones have a list for 2025

Cimarrones have a list for 2025

Maybe the spotlights in Uruguay are usually focused on the female team. Cimarronas have gained international significance by performing exponential growth in recent years and that left men in the shadow; But the fact of playing the Copa América in Charrúas lands makes them already classified to the contest and They can devote themselves to prepare it in a special way to seek to lift the exposure of the activity in the male branch.

Federico Galindo He is one of the Argentines who is doing the cimarrón process, and he lives in the land in which the claw prevails: “2025 is being much more planned, from the beginning we talk to the Federation to give us the space on the court and be more organizedbecause last year we practically trained all year, a few days at nine or ten at night, others at one in the afternoon, on Fridays were at half past six in the morning and we were always; Beyond that work is complicated, But there you realize the enthusiasm that the team has, which all the players have, the preselected now and all the colleagues who are not on this list today, but who were always contributing”Fede said.

The Cimarrones were in three editions of Copa Américathe first time was in 2004 And they remained in the 10th position From 11, by beating Venezuela 3 to 2 in penalties after matching 1 to 1 in regulation time. The second participation was in Santiago, Chile, in 2009and they got the 8th place by losing the game for the seventh place in the hands of Brazil by 3 to 1. The previous time the Knights of Uruguay They played the contest was 2013 And they culminated the same as in 2009: eighths after losing with Brazilbut on that occasion for 2 to 0 in penalties after drawing 2 to 2.

The last occasion when the Cimarrones played on Uruguayan land was in the South American 2008therefore play an official tournament on the Celeste court will have a special connotation: “The squad is super excitedeager to train, to prepare for what will be the Copa América. Thinking in the future, the biggest motivation is in the development of male hockey in Uruguay, having the tournament here gives visibility, you can invite schools, children who may know the sport but do not encourage themselves to start because they have few friends who play”Said the Galindo.

Beyond the Copa América itself, Federico will try to take advantage of his proximity to his Buenos Aires club to make them partípes of the preparation for the great event: “In Argentina I started playing the six in Lanús, at ten I passed Lomas Athletic , And today I am talking to the boys to see if they can come here for pre -season at the end of February or early March to be friendly, both the girls and the boys, with the two schools of Uruguayan selected

To close, the Cimarrón referred to the situation of moving away from his homeland and the received in the Eastern Band to remove the extra pressure of feeling foreigner: “From the coaching staff it was clear that no one has the insured placeeveryone has to go training, Everyone has to demonstrate knowing how to behave as a selected player And then there the tranquility of the boys, beyond that they are ten, they are very good people, The Uruguayan in general is always to receive with open arms, put the shoulder, to help, it happened to me in this hockey group, also at work and in other sports I did herebut the truth is that it is clear that we all compete, If I am not responsible, if I do not take care of me, if I am not physically, I will be left out because to play I have to pay”Federico closed.