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Paraguay calls up Atlanta United’s Almiron, Villalba

Atlanta United’s Hector Villalba were called into Paraguay’s national team
Atlanta United’s Hector Villalba were called into Paraguay’s national team
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Sept 25, 2018

Atlanta United’s Miguel Almiron and Hector Villalba were called into Paraguay’s national team by new manager Juan Carlos Osorio on Tuesday.

His selections were posted on Twitter. The next FIFA window for exhibition games is Oct. 8-16, but Paraguay has no games scheduled. Atlanta United doesn’t play during that window. It will host Chicago on Oct. 21.

Villalba is a native of Argentina, but earlier this year applied to play for Paraguay. He has seven goals and eight assists for Atlanta United.

Almiron 24, has 12 goals and 14 assists for Atlanta United, which leads MLS with 63 points. He played his first game for Paraguay in 2015.

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