The Uruguayan Football Association has revealed the list of call-ups by Marcelo Bielsa for the upcoming double date of the South American Qualifiers. Uruguay will face the Argentine National Team and Bolivia in two key matches. Bielsa's team has 38 summoned players, of which only 23 can be part of the concentration for each match.
Uruguay's first challenge will be against the Argentine National Team on Friday at 8:30 PM, a match expected to be one of the highlights of matchday 13 of the South American Qualifiers. Subsequently, on Tuesday, they will have an away commitment at 5 PM against Bolivia, a complicated team especially when playing at home due to altitude conditions.
The call-up features the main usual stars summoned by Bielsa, although Gastón Martirena, a top-performing fullback from Racing, is notably absent. Uruguay is in second place in the Qualifiers with 20 points, and a victory could bring them within just two points of the leader, which is the Argentine National Team, likely to feel the absence of Lionel Messi, their star player.
The last encounter between the two teams took place at the end of 2023 in La Bombonera, where Uruguay secured a 2-0 victory with goals from Ronald Araújo and Darwin Núñez, a precedent that undoubtedly motivates the Uruguayan team for these new challenges.
Among the summoned are prominent names like Nicolás De La Cruz, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Federico Valverde, Rodrigo Bentancur, among others, who will be key in Bielsa's strategy for these important commitments for Uruguay in their quest for World Cup qualification.
