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Rogelio Funes Mori is already a Mexican citizen and Gerardo Martino will cite him

The Monterrey player completed the nationalization and shared his happiness on social media

By Mauricio Saenz

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There is less and less time for the Concacaf Gold Cup to begin and for the different countries that will participate in the competition to present their final lists of players. In that sense, in the last hours, Gerardo Martino received excellent news for the Mexican National Team.

It's that Rogelio Funes Mori, Argentine striker from Monterrey, completed his Mexican nationalization procedures, received the letter and may be summoned by Tata for the tournament that will begin in the coming weeks in the United States.

"I want to share with you with great pride that I'm already Mexican. I feel love, respect and gratitude for this great country and its people. I'm very happy!", said Funes Mori in his different social networks, expressing his joy at completing the process that started last year and that the Covid-19 pandemic delayed it.

As of this Monday, June 14, 2021, the Mellizo must already comply with the legal obligations imposed by Mexico on its citizens and will receive all the rights granted by the country, for which it's already considered before the nation as a Mexican more with voting rights.

Rogelio Funes Mori must resign from the AFA

The next step for Rogelio Funes Mori will be to process his selection change before FIFA, since the Rayados forward represented Argentina in lower teams and has his registration with the Argentine Football Association (AFA), so he will have to resign. official to the Albiceleste team and receive a document that supports it.


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