Savarino called up for Venezuela friendlies, including Rio Tinto match vs. USA

Jefferson Savarino has been called up for two Venezuela friendlies, one of which pits him against the United States in a match at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Savarino, 20, has played in every RSL match available to him since he joined the club on May 9, starting once and earning one assist in the process.

The first match, taking place on June 3 at Rio Tinto Stadium, means he’ll miss RSL’s match against FC Dallas. The team has no match the following weekend, so he’ll miss only the one.

Matches

• June 3 vs. USA in Sandy, Utah
• June 8 vs. Ecuador in Boca Raton, Florida

Venezuela squad, via FVF

Goalkeepers: José Contreras (Deportivo Táchira), Alain Baroja (Sud América, Uruguay).

Defenders: Alexander González (Huesca, España), Pablo Camacho (Deportivo Táchira), Jefre Vargas (Arouca, Portugal), José Manuel Velázquez (Arouca, Portugal), Jhon Chancellor (Delfín, Ecuador), Yordan Osorio (Tondela, Portugal), Mikel Villanueva (Málaga, España), Rubert Quijada (Caracas F.C.), José Luis Marrufo (Mineros de Guayana), Rolf Feltscher (Real Zaragoza, España).

Midfielders: Arquímedes Figuera (Universitario, Perú), Aristóteles Romero (Mineros de Guayana), Francisco Flores (Mineros de Guayana), Júnior Moreno (Zulia F.C.), Francisco La Mantía (Deportivo La Guaira), Alejandro Guerra (Palmeiras, Brasil), Jhon Murillo (Tondela, Portugal), Rómulo Otero (Atlético Mineiro, Brasil), Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake, MLS), Jacobo Kouffati (Millonarios, Colombia), Darwin Machís (Leganés, España).

Forwards: Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion, Inglaterra), Andrés Ponce (Lugano, Suiza), Edder Farías (Caracas F.C.), Christian Santos (Deportivo Alavés, España).