The coach of Las Leonas gave the reasons for not calling Jankunas for the next tour

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The Lionesses are in full countdown towards the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and as part of the preparation for this year’s biggest event, they are planning a tour of the United States (first rival in the Olympic tournament), a trip for which they were not called. Julieta Jankunas from Córdoba.

The Argentine field hockey team is the current number two in the world and on Wednesday they will embark on a trip to the northern country, where they will remain until April 29. Days ago, the coach of the Argentine team announced the list of those mentioned and the woman from Córdoba is not part of the delegation.

In dialogue with ESPN Hockey, Fernando Ferarra gave the reasons why Jankunas was not called up and was forceful: “This time it was not his turn as other times it was not his turn, nothing more.”

“Juli” has not been left out of any roster since her debut in the national team in 2015. “The thing about ‘Juli’ (Jankunas) is what happened with (Agustina) Albertario at the last moment before going to the Pan American or when we did not take ( Delfina) Thome didn’t have the Pro League date either and now it’s her turn,” Ferrara described.

And he added: “Practically he was never left out of a list and what we explained to him and what we told him, like everyone else, is that it is not a definitive list, they are all at stake for the Olympic Game.”

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The Lionesses, current Olympic and world runners-up, will return to official action with the Pro League in the last window that will be held in Antwerp between May 22 and June 2. The North American team will also be there.

The coach indicated that there will be another cut of players before the Pro League window and admitted that “it is increasingly difficult to choose the players from each list.”

The tour in Charlotte will include friendly matches with the United States on April 21, 23, 25 and 27. “We will try to capture on the field everything we are training and what we are adding to the game system. Then it is also giving the opportunity to players who have minutes and we also clear up doubts regarding the list,” he expressed.

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And he closed: “What motivates me most is that I see them very focused on girls, I see them convinced, and that gives you the possibility to dream.”

Among the players who will travel to the United States is Victoria Miranda from Córdoba.