Uruguay’s new coach Marcelo Bielsa left veteran strikers Edinson Cavani and Luis Suárez out of his squad on Monday for the primary two rounds of South American World Cup qualifying.
Bielsa took the Uruguay job in May with the intention of rejuvenating the squad, and 30-year-old goalkeeper Sergio Rochet is the oldest participant picked for the video games in opposition to Chile in Montevideo on Friday and at Ecuador on Sepember 12.
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Cavani and Suárez are each 36 and enjoying for South American golf equipment now. Cavani is at Boca Juniors in Argentina, and Suárez performs for Gremio in Brazil.
Liverpool’s Darwin Núñez is anticipated to steer Uruguay’s assault.
Bielsa additionally included two strikers enjoying within the MLS — Orlando City’s Facundo Torres and Los Angeles FC’s Cristian Olivera.
Uruguay
Goalkeepers
Sergio Rochet (Internacional), Franco Israel (Sporting Lisbon) and Santiago Mele (Junior Barranquilla)
Defenders
Santiago Bueno (Girona), Bruno Méndez (Corinthians), Sebastian Cácares (América de Mexico), Puma Rodríguez (Vasco da Gama), Mathías Olivera (Napoli), Joaquín Piquerez (Palmeiras), Matías Viña (Sassuolo), and Lucas Olaza (Krasnodar)
Midfielders
Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), Nahitan Nández (Cagliari), Felipe Carballo (Gremio), Emiliano Martínez (Midtjylland), Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint-Germain), and Nicolás de la Cruz (River Plate)
Forwards
Agustín Canobbio (Athletico Paranaense), Maximiliano Araújo (Toluca), Facundo Torres (Orlando City), Brian Rodríguez (América de Mexico), Facundo Pellistri (Manchester United), Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles FC), Maxi Gómez (Cádiz), and Darwin Núñez (Liverpool)
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com