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Uruguay call up uncapped defender Caceres for World Cup qualifiers
Xinhua
2021-10-25 23:46

MONTEVIDEO,  Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Uncapped defender Sebastian Caceres has been named in  Uruguay's provisional squad for FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Argentina and  Bolivia next month.

The  22-year-old, who represented Uruguay at youth level, has impressed Celeste  manager Oscar Tabarez with his performances for Club America in Mexico's Liga  MX.

As  expected, Uruguay's 30-man squad includes Manchester United striker Edinson  Cavani, Atletico Madrid forward Luis Suarez, Juventus midfielder Rodrigo  Bentancur and Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde.

Flamengo  playmaker Giorgian de Arrascaeta was also called up after recovering from a  thigh injury.

Uruguay  will host Argentina in Montevideo on November 12 before facing Bolivia in La Paz  four days later.

The Celeste  have two losses and a draw from their past three qualifiers and are clinging to  fifth spot in South America's 10-team group.

The top  four sides will automatically earn a berth in next year's World Cup in Qatar  while the fifth-ranked team will advance to an intercontinental playoff.

Following  is the provisional Uruguay squad:

Goalkeepers:  Fernando Muslera, Martin Campana and Martin Silva.

Defenders:  Diego Godin, Jose Maria Gimenez, Sebastian Coates, Ronald Araujo, Sebastian  Caceres, Maximiliano Falcon, Yonatthan Rak, Martin Caceres, Damian Suarez,  Matias Vina and Joaquin Piquerez.

Midfielders:  Mauro Arambarri, Lucas Torreira, Rodrigo Bentancur, Matias Vecino, Federico  Valverde, Manuel Ugarte, Fernando Gorriaran, Nahitan Nandez, Brian Rodriguez,  Nicolas de la Cruz, Gaston Pereiro, David Terans and Giorgian de Arrascaeta.

Forwards:  Jonathan Rodriguez, Darwin Nunez, Maximiliano Gomez, Luis Suarez and Edinson  Cavani. 


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