From the extensive list of 50 reserved, the final one will come out on January 21, with a view to the double date of January of the South American World Cup.
Fourteen are the novelties of Diego Alonso’s first list as Uruguay’s soccer coach after relieving Óscar Washington Tabárez on the Celeste bench, with a view to the double date of the South American qualifier for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Sebastián Sosa, Guillermo de Amores, Santiago Mele, Emanuel Gularte, Leandro Cabrera, Matías Olivera, Alfonso Espino, César Araújo, Martín Satriano, Santiago Rodríguez, Facundo Pellistri, Agustín Canobbio, Nicolás López and Nicolás Vikonis are the new faces of an extensive list of 50 reserved, of which the final one will come out on January 21.
In the press conference that he offered on January 4, when he was presented by Ignacio Alonso, president of the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF), the new national coach indicated that the list would not only include reserved from abroad, but also from the competition local in anticipation that some of them could go abroad in the pass market.
In addition, the proliferation of injuries and COVID-19 cases has forced the coaching staff to include many more names than usual to avoid last-minute discards from decimating the team.
Alonso will make his debut as a Celeste coach on January 27 against Paraguay as a visitor, which is also in need of points, since it is penultimate in the table.
Subsequently, on February 1, Uruguay will host Venezuela, last and without qualifying options, at the Centenario stadium.
The last two duels that La Celeste will face to try to reach Qatar will be against Peru, as a local, and Chile, as a visitor.
Uruguay is seventh, with 16 points, the same as Chile – sixth, with a better balance of goals.
The table is led by Brazil and Argentina, already with their ticket in hand for Qatar 2022, ahead of Ecuador (23), Colombia and Peru (both with 17).
The list of reserved by Diego Alonso is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Sebastián Sosa (Independiente, ARG), Martín Campaña (Al Batin, KSA), Kevin Dawson (Peñarol), Sergio Rochet (National), Santiago Mele (Plaza Colonia), Guillermo de Amores (Deportivo Cali, COL) and Nicolás Vikonis (Mazatlán , MEX).
Defenses: Diego Godín (Cagliari, ITA), José María Giménez (Atlético de Madrid, ESP), Guillermo Varela (Dinamo Moscow, RUS), Alfonso Espino (Cádiz, ESP), Sebastián Coates (Sporting de Lisboa, POR), Ronald Araújo (Barcelona , ESP), Martín Cáceres (Cagliari, ITA), Damián Suárez (Getafe, ESP), Joaquín Piquerez (Palmeiras, BRA), Giovanni González (Peñarol), Sebastián Cáceres (America, MEX), Emanuel Gularte (Puebla, MEX), Bruno Méndez (International, BRA), Agustín Oliveros (Necaxa, MEX), Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol, ESP), Matías Viña (Roma, ITA) and Matías Olivera (Getafe, ESP).
Midfielders: Lucas Torreira (Fiorentina, ITA), Fernando Gorriarán (Santos Laguna, MEX), Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus, ITA), Mauro Arambarri (Getafe, ESP), Matías Vecino (Inter, ITA), Manuel Ugarte (Sporting de Lisboa, POR) , Facundo Torres (Peñarol), César Araújo (Wanderers), Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Flamengo, BRA), Federico Valverde (Real Madrid, ESP), Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari, ITA) and Agustín Canobbio (Peñarol).
Forwards: Martín Satriano (Inter Milan, ITA), Brian Ocampo (without a team), Diego Rossi (Fenerbahce, TUR), Santiago Rodríguez (New York City, USA), Fede Martínez (León, MEX), Facundo Pellistri (Alavés, ESP), Luis Suárez (Atlético de Madrid, ESP), Edinson Cavani (Manchester United, ENG), Darwin Núñez (Benfica, POR), Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul, MEX), Maxi Gómez (Valencia, ESP), Nicolás López (Tigres UANL, MEX), Agustín Álvarez Martínez (Peñarol) and Christian Stuani (Girona, ESP). (D)
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