Paez decided to select different players for the March 24 and 28 games due to the number of Copa Libertadores matches to be held in the coming weeks.

Venezuela are currently playing a series of international friendlies ahead of hosting the Copa America, which gets under way in June.

Venezuela squad for Cuba friendly: Toyo (Caracas), Vega (Carabobo), Cichero (Litex, Bulgaria), Vallenilla (Maracaibo), Gonzalez (AEK Larnaka), Vielma, Vizcarrondo, Rey, Edder Perez (all Caracas), Gomez (Raja Casablanca), Rojas, Guerra, Vera, Cesar Gonzalez (all Caracas), Ricardo Paez (Mineros), Fernandez (Maracaibo), Meza (Estudiantes de Merida), Arango (Mallorca, Spain), Fedor (Mestalla), Torrealba (Mamelodi Sundowns), Maldonado (O'Higgins) and Moran (Deportivo Tachira).

Venezuela squad for New Zealand friendly: Vega (Carabobo), Dudamel (Estudiantes de Merida), Fuenmayor, Ballenilla, Machado (all Maracaibo), Perozo (Deportivo Tachira), Yori (Mineros), Rosales (Caracas), Gomez (Raja Casablanca), Fernandez, Mea Vitali (both Maracaibo), Villafraz (Deportivo Tachira), Alain Giroletti (Aragua), Paez (Mineros), Meza (Estudiantes de Merida), Hernández (Zamora), Arango (Mallorca), Maldonado (O'Higgins), Torrealba (Mamelodi Sundowns) and De Ornelas (Odd Grenland).