Uruguay call up two Palmeiras players for friendlies | OneFootball

Coach Marcelo Bielsa has left the stars of Uruguay out of the squad announced this Monday for the friendlies that 'Celeste' will play in Malaysia, on the FIFA date in October, with the aim of observing new players to form the squad that will compete in the World Cup next year.

Midfielder Federivo Valverde, who is having an irregular start to the season at Real Madrid, and striker Darwin Núñez, from Al-Hilal, among others, will not travel to face the Dominican Republic, on October 10, and Uzbekistan, three days later.

The attacking midfielder Giorgian De Arrascaeta, from Flamengo, a regular figure in the Uruguayan team's call-ups, is another one who was left out, but four other players who play in Brazilian football were called: Puma Rodríguez from Vasco, Emiliano Martínez and Facundo Torres from Palmeiras and Ignacio Laquintana from RB Bragantino.

From the goalkeeper position, for which Franco Israel (Torino) and Christopher Fiermarín (Tolima) were called up, all sectors are full of new faces or names that were not frequent among the starters in Bielsa's cycle at the helm of 'Celeste'.

Uruguay finished the South American Qualifiers for next year's World Cup in fourth place, behind leaders Argentina, Ecuador and Colombia.

Against the Dominican Republic, in Kuala Lumpur, and Uzbekistan, in Malacca, Bielsa will have the penultimate opportunity in 2025 to observe players.

The next and last FIFA date of this year will be challenging for the Uruguayan team. In November, the team will have matches against the United States and Mexico.

Uruguay's called-up list:

Goalkeepers: Franco Israel (Torino/ITA), Christopher Fiermarín (Tolima/COL).

Defenders: Puma Rodríguez (Vasco/BRA), Santiago Bueno (Wolverhampton/ENG), Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal/ESP), Nicolás Marichal (Dynamo Moscow/RUS), Marcelo Saracchi (Celtic/SCO).

Midfielders: Juan Manuel Sanabria (Atlético de San Luis/MEX), Nicolás Fonseca (León/MEX), Emiliano Martínez (Palmeiras/BRA), Rodrigo Zalazar (Braga/POR).

Forwards: Kevin Amaro (Liverpool/URU), Ignacio Laquintana (RB Bragantino/BRA), Facundo Torres (Palmeiras/BRA), Luciano Rodríguez (Neom/ASA), Agustín Álvarez Martínez (Monza/ITA), Federico Viñas (Oviedo/ESP).

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