From April 4th to 22nd, the eighth edition of Copa America will take place in Chile. Defending champion Brazil will try to defend their title acquired four years earlier. Who says international competitions necessarily says players have to leave their club to play in their selection. In France, four players are concerned. Of these four players, three play at Paris Saint-Germain: Brazil's Formiga and Erika and Chile's Christiane Endler. Venezuelan Yenifer Gimenez, who plays in D2 at Aurillac Arpajon, will also participate in the Copa America.


The most impacted Paris Saint-Germain



Obviously, Paris Saint-Germain will be the most injured French club. The PSG will lose indeed three major players during the time of this Copa America. Brilliant in the Parisian cages since her arrival last summer, Endler pushed the Polish Kiedrzynek on the bench of substitutes. She is currently one of the best babysitters in the world.

Defender Erika, who returned to Paris last summer after healing her knee, was named in the eleventh type of the D1 in the 2015/2016 season. Despite his 40 years, Formiga seems inexhaustible and is the lung of the midfielder.

Annoying for the club blue and red, which has long since abandoned the hope of winning the title of champion of France, virtually acquired at Olympique Lyonnais. To save his season, PSG will surely have views on the Coupe de France. But without Endler, Erika and Formiga, it's difficult to overshadow OL, which will have a full squad. If the Parisian strategy to recruit talent from Latin America may seem wise, it also has its disadvantages ...

Arnaud Le Quéré