The debut of coach Marcelo Bielsa for the selection of the Uruguay will take place this Wednesday, in a duel against Nicaragua. The match is scheduled for 8:30 pm (Brasília time), at Estádio Centenário, in Montevideo (URU) and will be broadcast by SportTV.
After being eliminated in the group stage of the last world Cup, Celeste opted to dismiss captain Diego Alonso, which opened the way for Bielsa to be hired in May. The coach had been unemployed for a year, since he was fired from Leeds United, England.
The Argentine chose to leave out important names, such as defender Ronald Araújo and strikers Luís Suárez and Edinson Cavani. On the other hand, this opened up space for the newly champions of the under-20 world cup. This is the case of defensive midfielder Fabricio Díaz and striker Luciano Rodríguez.
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The call-up also has several players who work in Brazilian football. They are: Joaquín Piquerez (Palmeiras), Bruno Méndez (Corinthians), Maurício Lemos (Atlético-MG), Puma Rodríguez (Vasco), Felipe Carballo (Grêmio), Agustin Cannobio (Athletico-PR), Thiago Borbas (RB Bragantino) and Varela (Flemish).
Nicaragua is preparing to face the United States in the Concacaf Gold Cup in July. On the local scene, the team has been standing out and was first in its group in the League of Nations.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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