Mexicans Abroad: Top Players On Bench

Carlos Salcido may have been on the money with regards to his reasons for wanting to leave PSV - he was not included in the Dutch club's league action this weekend.

Carlos Vela - Arsenal (PA)
After a weekend off due to World Cup qualifying, Mexicans once again returned to their clubs for some league action. However, not all of Mexico's national team players saw action as Carlos Salcido was among those who did not play for their clubs.

Spain

Rafael Marquez (Barcelona)
- Marquez watched from the bench as Barcelona drew 0-0 away at the Mestalla against Valencia.

Andres Guardado (Deportivo La Coruña) -
Guardado played well and was on the field all 90 minutes as Deportivo won 1-0 against Sevilla.

Hugo Sanchez (Almeria) - A 2-1 win over Malaga gave Sanchez’s team their first win on the road.  

Jonathan Dos Santos (Barca Atletic) - Dos Santos played all 90 minutes in the 1-1 draw against Alcoia.

Juan Seguro (Real Union Club de Irun) - Seguro made it onto the field for the second half as his team lost 1-0 against Villarreal B.  

Germany

Ricardo Osorio (Stuttgart) -
Osorio was not called up for the 1-2 loss against Schalke 04.  

Italy

Michael Layun (Atalanta)
- Layun watched from the bench as Atalanta won 3-1 against Udinese.  

England

Giovani Dos Santos (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Dos Santos remains out injured, and did not participate in the 2-1 win over Portsmouth.  


Carlos Vela (Arsenal) - Vela didn't feature as Arsenal beat Birmingham 3-1 at home.  

Guillermo Franco (West Ham) -
Franco debuted with his new team, making it onto the field for the last two minutes of the game. His efforts were not enough to save his team from a 2-1 loss to Stoke City.  

Netherlands

Carlos Salcido (PSV) -
The defender was not included on the list for the weekend clash against Heerenveen.  

Francisco ‘Maza’ Rodriguez (PSV)
- ‘Maza’ played all 90 minutes in the 1-0 win over Heerenveen.

Hector Moreno (AZ Alkmaar) - Moreno played all 90 minutes, but couldn’t do much as his team lost 3-2 against Twente Enschede with a last minute goal.  

Hungary

Juan ‘Kichi’ Perez (FC Tatabanya)
- Perez did not play in the 4-0 win over Budapest Honved.

Finland

Alberto Ramirez (FC Inter Turku)
- Ramirez did not participate in the 3-1 win over FC Lahti.  

Ukraine


Nery Castillo (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) -
Castillo did not suit up for the 3-1 win over Metalurg Zaporizhya.  

United States

Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Chicago Fire)
- Played final 22 minutes in Chicago's 0-0 draw against New England.

Eduardo Lillingston (Chivas USA) - Played final 13 minutes in Chivas' 2-2 draw at San Jose.

Claudio Suarez (Chivas USA) - Did not play in Chivas' 2-2 draw at San Jose.

Mariano Trujillo (Chivas USA) - Did not play in Chivas' 2-2 draw at San Jose.

Luis Angel Landin (Houston) -
Started and played 85 minutes in a 0-0 draw against Los Angeles.

Ecuador

Carlos Moran (Cuenca) -
Moran watched from the bench as Cuenca won 1-0 against Emelec.  

Peru


Rodolfo Espinoza (Club Universitario de Deportes) - Espinoza was on the field for all the 90 minutes as his club lost 1-0 against Sport Huancayo.  

Emmanuel Cerda (Club Universitario de Deportes) - The striker watched from the bench as his club fell 1-0 to Sport Huancayo.  

Nathanial Revetria (Sport Ancash on loan from River, Uruguay)- Revetria did not make it on to the bench as Sport Ancash drew 0-0 against Colegio Nacional de Iquitos.  

Venezuela

Rodrigo Prieto (Caracas FC)
- Prieto did not take part in the second leg of the quarter finals against Deportivo Italia. Caracas won the second leg with a 1-0 score.  

Colombia

Mario Garcia (Boyaca Chico FC)
- Garcia played all 90 minutes as Boyaca Chico lost 2-0 against Cucuta Deportivo.

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