Piyapong Piewon has bolstered his options by calling up three more players including national midfielder Suchao Nutnum for the Thailand Premier League All Stars team to face Spanish club Atletico Madrid in tomorrow's PTT Thailand Invitation match.
PEA Buriram player Suchao along with Pattaya United's Ludovic, currently the league's top scorer with 10 goals, and Santi Chaiyaphauk yesterday joined the rest of TPL All Stars squad in training at Rajamangala National stadium, the venue for the fixture against the Europa League champions.
With the addition of the trio, the number of All Stars - who will get the chance to rub shoulders with big names like Portuguese winger Simao and Czech defender Tomas Ujfalusi - grew to 31.
Former national striker Piyapong promised the game, which will be screened on Channel7 at 5pm, would be worth watching.
"Entertaining the fans will be our priority," said Piyapong. "Personally I'm not that bothered about the result. I just want the crowd to enjoy the game. I believe we can give Atletico a good test."
The Spanish club's chief executive, Miguel Angel Gil, said the exhibition was part of a strategy to raise Atletico's profile in the Asian market and he confirmed that fans would see new signing Luis Felipe in action.