Gold Cup: Yesmani López was the first Cuban defector

Every two years the game is played Gold cup Selection of Cuba must not only fight against rivals the Concacaf, also against the defections of their players, which escape the concentration during the tournament.

The defender, Yesmani López, is the player who left his team as soon as he finished the match against Mexico in Pasadena, California, although it was he who granted the interviews after-match television channels with the rights of the tournament.

"The team, as everyone knows, did not reach the Gold Cup with all the delegation and He actually left the rally on Saturday night, defender number four, Yasmani López. He is the only player not to be with us so far, "said the team's coach, Raúl Meredos.

The strategist said that no one from the Cuban delegation had anything to do with Lopez's departure, but that he had made his decision despite the fact that there were at least two games left.

"Regarding the case of Yasmani, it's his decision.No partner, we are 30, we have to do with that. It's a decision of him, he took it and made it"

At the moment there are 21 players who are in the concentration, it should be noted that they arrived in the United States with 22 elements because they refused the visa Yordan Santa Cruz and they could not replace him anymore.

Meredos said that for the Cubans, the tournament will only begin because the defeat against Mexico was budgetedThat's why they rely on taking a combo before Martinique to fight for second place in the last game against Cuba in Charlotte.