Call-up round-up: Palmeiras duo benched, Piquerez gets 10 mins | OneFootball

The Uruguay National Team has two Palmeiras players called up for the first FIFA international window after the World Cup, where they were eliminated in the group stage.

Piquerez plays 10 minutes and Emiliano stays on the bench

Joaquín Piquerez and Emiliano Martínez started the match against Japan on the bench. The Uruguay National Team lost 3-1 in Diego Forlán’s first match in charge of the national side.

Verdão’s left-back played 10 minutes after coming on for Sanabria in the second half.

Uruguay will still face South Korea and India during this FIFA international window.

Palmeiras with eight players called up

Palmeiras will have eight players away from the Football Academy during the September and October FIFA international window. Ramón Sosa, Maurício, and Gustavo Gómez will represent Paraguay; Jhon Arias was called up by Colombia; Piquerez and Emiliano will represent Uruguay; while Agustín Giay and Flaco López were called up by Argentina.

The international break will be longer than usual, with fixtures between the end of September and the beginning of October. Palmeiras’ coaching staff will therefore have just over two weeks without an important part of the squad. Assistant coach João Martins has already pointed out that the break will be used for physical and mental recovery, but acknowledged the difficulty of working without the full group.

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