Alexander González, in the shop window

Alexander González is the only player on Málaga's squad who is not on vacation. The right-back is focused on Venezuela, with whom he will play a new qualifying match for the Qatar 2022 World Cup tonight. La vinotinto will receive Uruguay in Caracas (00:30, Spanish time) with the need to win to stay with options to qualify for the World Cup event. Last Thursday he fell 3-1 in Bolivia with the malaguista in the starting eleven.

The appointment against Uruguay will be the last before the start of the Copa América. Venezuela will face Brazil on Sunday in Brasilia in the opening match of the continental tournament. From Malaga they do not lose sight of the vinotinto team and especially Alexander González. José Peseiro gave him the title and 63 minutes against Bolivia. The qualifying rounds for the World Cup and the Copa América can be an unbeatable showcase for the Blue and White defender, which has a contract with the La Rosaleda club until 2022.

Málaga is ‘overbooked’ on the right side. Iván Calero is in the final phase of his recovery and hopes to start the preseason with the group. The homegrown players Ismael Casas and Ale Benítez have finished the season at a very good level and Alexander González arrived in the last winter market and renewed by matches for the next season. Hence, in Martiricos you look at the South American competitions also as a market opportunity. His presence as a starter with Venezuela may arouse the interest of other clubs in his services and Malaga would positively value the option of being able to get an economic cut for a player who occupies a position that, a priori, is covered.

Alexander González has shown an irregular performance these months at La Rosaleda. He started off on a very good footing and even acting as a left back. But later he made several very visible mistakes in a couple of games and that has marked his end of the campaign. As a blue and white he has played a total of 1,103 minutes spread over 16 league games and two in the Cup.