Last Updated: November 14, 2023, 08:32 IST
Uruguay’s Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani (Reuters)
Uruguay’s report goalscorer Luis Suarez obtained his first name-up below new coach Marcelo Bielsa who named the 36-12 months-previous in his squad to face Argentina this week in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier.
Uruguay’s report scorer Luis Suarez is again within the squad for the primary time because the World Cup after being referred to as up on Monday for his or her subsequent two qualifiers however Edinson Cavani is out injured.
Suarez, with 68 worldwide objectives to his identify, has been in very good kind for Brazilian membership Gremio with 16 objectives in 29 video games however has not featured for Uruguay since Bielsa took over in May.
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Thursday’s match in opposition to Argentina might be his first for the nationwide group since they had been eradicated from the World Cup in Qatar within the group phases final 12 months.
If he performs, Suarez is probably going to come up in opposition to his former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi who scored each objectives within the qualifier in opposition to Peru final month that ended 2-0.
Marcelo Bielsa’s 24-man checklist additionally included fellow striker Edinson Cavani however he has withdrawn after a muscle harm in Boca Juniors’ 1-0 win over Newell’s Old Boys on Sunday.
Mexican membership Leon’s Federico Vinas has due to this fact been drafted in as a late alternative.
Second-placed Uruguay, who’ve seven factors, go to South American qualifying leaders Argentina, with 12, on Thursday and host backside aspect Bolivia the next Tuesday.
The 36-12 months-previous Suarez, who performed his final recreation for Uruguay within the 2-0 win over Ghana in December on the World Cup, has made 137 worldwide appearances, scoring 68 objectives.
Uruguay failed to get previous the group stage in Qatar.
The striker might return to the highest of the all-time South American World Cup qualifying scoring charts, the place he trails Argentina’s Lionel Messi by two objectives with a complete of 31.
Another report inside attain is the variety of video games performed for Uruguay in World Cup qualifiers, at present held by Diego Godin with 65 appearances, three greater than the Gremio ahead.
Uruguay squad:
Goalkeepers: Sergio Rochet (Internacional), Franco Israel (Sporting), Santiago Mele (Junior)
Defenders: Ronald Araujo (Barcelona), Jose Maria Gimenez (Atletico Madrid), Bruno Mendez(Corinthians), Sebastian Caceres (America), Matias Vina (Sassuolo)
Midfielders: Guillermo Varela (Flamengo), Mathias Olivera (Napoli), Manuel Ugarte (Paris St Germain), Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur), Felipe Carballo (Gremio), Nicolas de la Cruz (River Plate), Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Flamengo), Agustin Canobbio (Athletico Paranaense), Maximiliano Araujo (Toluca), Facundo Pellistri (Manchester United), Facundo Torres (Orlando City)
Strikers: Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles FC), Darwin Nunez (Liverpool), Federico Vinas (Leon), Luis Suarez (Gremio)
(With inputs from Agencies)
