For quite a while now, Mexico has courted Nery Castillo. Born in San Luis Potosi to Uruguayan parents, Castillo has played for Greek side Olympiakos for several years. He can play for Mexico, Uruguay and Greece but has yet to play for any.
It looked like El Tri would finally land their native son in February when Hugo Sanchez convinced Castillo to board a flight to Arizona and join Mexico for their game against the U.S. in early February. However, a sprained ankle supposedly kept him out of the game, though he played about an hour the very next Sunday for Olympiakos.
Castillo was nonetheless recalled for Mexico's games against Paraguay and Ecuador but as it turns out personal problems have kept him from joining Mexico.
Sanchez should not bother with this guy any more. It's almost like Bruce Arena chasing Giuseppe Rossi and trying to convince him to play for the U.S. At least Arena finally stopped chasing that guy around.
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