Mayra Madrigal
Rubens Sambueza, who is currently playing for Atlético San Luis, opened up in an interview and confessed that he had hoped to play for El Tri.
Rubens Sambueza, born in Argentina, but naturalized Mexican in 2013 after having spent most of his career in Mexican soccer, was close to being considered to be part of the Mexican National Team but the regulations prevented him from doing so.
In the current Apertura 2022 tournament, he hasn’t played much for San Luis, only 33 minutes in two matches. In the Liga MX, in addition to playing for San Luis, he also played for Pumas, Tecos, América, Toluca, León and Pachuca.
After I was naturalized, regulations changed and now there’s a rule that states that naturalized players can participate in the National Team despite not being born in Mexico. That regulation did not previously exist. I was hopeful once the regulations were modified; now, obviously, the World Cup is approaching, and the coach has already assembled a team, plus several who will undoubtedly compete. But it was in my mind to be called up someday, at least to play some friendlies in the United States against big rivals and to be able to prove myself.
He experienced his best moment with América and the illusion of being able to play for El Tri was born there. In an interview with the sports website Mediotiempo, “Sambu” said that in 2014 he was hopeful of being able to wear the “green” (jersey).
Rubens Sambueza Talked About His Current Soccer Career
The former River Plate player stated that he has realized over time that he does not need to sprint as much on the pitch, but rather to plan his movements.
I think that your soccer career tells you that, you mature as quickly as possible. You need to think a little more before running so much, nowadays, that is fundamental, apart from running and having a good physical condition, you need to think when you’re on the field.
Rubens Sambueza is far from his best, but he is competing for playing time with San Luis in this Liga MX 2022 Apertura tournament. In the 2021-22 season, he played six months with Toluca and six months with San Luis. With the scarlet team he played 17 games, scored four goals and provided six assists, while with the red-and-white team he only registered four assists.
