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Arrascaeta to miss Uruguay’s World Cup 2026 debut

Flamengo did not only have players called up to represent the Brazil National Team at the World Cup. That is because Arrascaeta, De La Cruz and Varela, for example, will represent Uruguay at the tournament. Before Uruguay’s debut in the competition this Monday (15), a video leaked showing the No. 10 training with a Fla physiotherapist.

Where is the video of Arrascaeta training?

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It is worth noting that Arrascaeta will not be available to coach Marcelo Bielsa for Uruguay’s World Cup debut this Monday (15). In short, Flamengo’s No. 10 is recovering from a calf injury suffered while the midfielder was already training with La Celeste.

Have Flamengo and Uruguay gone to ‘war’?

Yes! After issuing an official statement holding Uruguay responsible for the calf injury, Flamengo spoke out through president Bap. Appearing on Charla Podcast on YouTube, the Rubro-Negro chairman said Fla had established a transparent relationship with the Uruguay National Team’s medical staff, sending a detailed scientific schedule for the No. 10’s recovery after the collarbone fracture he suffered in May.

Meanwhile, the Flamengo president broke his silence and pointed to coach Marcelo Bielsa as responsible for worsening the player’s physical condition. In short, Bap accused the technical staff of ignoring essential medical protocols: “We spoke with the national team’s medical staff, with whom we have a great relationship. We explained the situation and the preparation we were doing. The medical department agreed with the program, guaranteed that he would follow it and would not return to the field before 15 days. That was not respected. The coach tells him to return earlier, pushes it, and the player ends up getting injured,” he said.

Did Bielsa respond?

Yes! However, in fact, Marcelo Bielsa responded to the official statement issued by Flamengo in recent days. On that occasion, the Uruguay coach said every step taken by La Celeste’s staff was monitored and approved by a Rubro-Negro professional.

— De Arrascaeta joined the national team and was monitored from the very first moment by a person who has accompanied him throughout his career (from Flamengo). Nothing was done without consensus with that person. We take that responsibility (for the injury), he said, before adding:

— Every session, every workload he received, was agreed upon with the person accompanying him, who represented Flamengo’s medical staff, and with us. In the recovery and preparation, if this happens, it must be seen as a mistake. As for not having taken every measure to avoid it, we took absolutely every measure, Bielsa concluded.

What group is Uruguay in at the World Cup?

Led by Marcelo Bielsa, Uruguay are in World Cup Group H. In addition to Saudi Arabia, the group also includes Cape Verde and Spain, who face each other this Monday (15) starting at 7 p.m. (Brasília time).

That means Uruguay will face Cape Verde in the second round of the World Cup group stage, again in Miami. The match will be at 7 p.m. (Brasília time) next Sunday (21). The final match of this stage will be against Spain on June 26 at 9 p.m. (Brasília time) in Akron.

Did Flamengo have other players called up for the World Cup?

Yes! In short, Flamengo had a total of nine players called up for the World Cup. While Carlo Ancelotti called up Danilo, Lucas Paquetá, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro, Marcelo Bielsa, of Ecuador, called up Arrascaeta, De La Cruz and Varela. Finally, Ecuador have Plata and Colombia have Jorge Carrascal.

It is important to point out that the Brazil National Team opened their World Cup campaign with a 1-1 draw against Morocco. On the other hand, Ecuador took the field on Sunday (14), when they lost 1-0 to Ivory Coast, while Uruguay only play this Monday (15) against Saudi Arabia. Finally, Colombia’s first match with Carrascal will be on Wednesday (17), against Uzbekistan.

What are the details of the Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia match?

This Monday (15), the Uruguay National Team face Saudi Arabia starting at 7 p.m. (Brasília time), with coverage by Rede Globo on free-to-air TV, GE TV and CazéTV on YouTube, and SporTV on pay TV.

What is Uruguay’s probable lineup?

Muslera; Guillermo Varela, Sebastián Cáceres, Mathías Olivera and Matías Viña; Ugarte, Rodrigo Bentancur, Federico Valverde and Federico Viñas; Maximiliano Araújo and Darwin Núñez.

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