Edinson Cavani and José María Giménez, who missed the first matches of the South American qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, will reinforce Uruguay in the next double date, where Celeste will have two tough matches against Colombia and Brazil.
The English Manchester United attacker and the Atlético de Madrid defender are part of the final list presented this Friday by Óscar Washington Tabárez, in which the presence of striker Luis Suárez also stands out.
In addition, Darwin Núñez, who is very present at the Portuguese Benfica, will once again say present, as will Agustín Oliveros, from Nacional, who will be the only footballer in the squad who plays locally.
On November 13, Uruguay will play in Barranquilla against Colombia, a team that they could only beat once in their last five knockout visits, equaled another and lost three – twice by landslide.
Four days later, those from Tabárez will host Brazil, a team they have not beaten at home since July 1, 2001.
In fact, in the last five qualifiers, Celeste and Verdeamarelha met four times in Montevideo and in the last two the visitors thrashed 0-4 and 1-4.
On October 23, the Uruguayan coach offered the list of players reserved from abroad for the next two matches, corresponding to the third and fourth dates of the World Cup qualifiers.
Of this, those who finally will not be are the midfielder Giorgian de Arrascaeta, of the Flamengo of Brazil, and the striker Cristhian Stuani, of the Spanish Girona.
On the payroll, the big news was the return of striker Cavani, after his signing for Manchester United, and Giménez, after overcoming covid-19.
These, along with their teammates from the different leagues in the world, will travel directly to Colombia, the country they arrive on Monday 9, while the coaching staff, headed by Tabárez, and Oliveros will do so this Sunday from Uruguay, sources told Efe. of the AUF.
La Celeste will train in Barranquilla, the city that will host the match on the 13th. After the clash, the expedition will travel to Montevideo, where from Saturday it will continue with its work at the Celeste Complex until the match with Brazil at the Centenario Stadium.
After the first two dates, those led by Tabárez are sixth, with three points out of a possible six.
– List of called:
Goalkeepers: Rodrigo Muñoz (Cerro Porteño-PAR), Martín Silva (Libertad-PAR) and Martín Campaña (Al Batin-KSA).
defenders: Diego Godín (Cagliari-ITA), José María Giménez (Atlético de Madrid-ESP), Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisboa-POR), Martín Cáceres (Fiorentina-ITA), Damián Suárez (Getafe-ESP), Agustín Oliveros (National) and Matías Viña (Palmeiras-BRA).
Midfielders: Nahitan Nández (Cagliari-ITA), Lucas Torreira (Atlético de Madrid-ESP), Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus-ITA), Federico Valverde (Real Madrid-ESP), Mauro Arambarri (Getafe-ESP) and Nicolás de la Cruz (River Plate -ARG).
Forwards: Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles-USA), Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul-MEX), Maximiliano Gómez (Valencia-ESP), Luis Súarez (Atletico de Madrid-ESP), Cristhian Stuani, Darwin Núñez (Benfica-POR), Diego Rossi ( Los Angeles-USA) and Edinson Cavani (Manchester United-GBR). EFE (hn).