Uruguayan Football Association takes advantage of the presence of Barcelona SC in Montevideo to present an award to Leonai Souza

The presence of the Barcelona SC team at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo, on Monday afternoon, was used by the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) to present a trophy to the Brazilian Leonai Souza because last December he was chosen as a member of the ideal team for the 2021 Uruguayan Championship. This was one of the pleasant moments that the bullfighting club shared through its social networks.

The new yellow central midfielder, who last season played 2,462 minutes in 28 games and was part of the historic Plaza Colonia squad that won the Apertura tournament title, posed for a photograph with the AUF Awards distinction.

The 26-year-old player from São Paulo is part of this selection of the best elements of the 2021 Uruguayan Championship by the votes of the Technical Team of the Uruguayan Football Association, captains, coaches and fans who expressed themselves through social networks,

“Congratulations! Leonai Souza received the AUF Award in Uruguay as a member of the #Ideal team of @ChampionshipAUF 2021″, Barcelona SC congratulated him on his Twitter account.

Leonai aims to start this Tuesday against Montevideo City Torque in the first leg of the first playoff phase of the Copa Libertadores 2022. Despite the fact that Uruguayan midfielder Bruno Piñatares is qualified to be part of the Canarian eleventh tonight in the Centennial, coach Fabián Bustos would have plans to use his reinforcement for the tranquility of the institution’s directors. In addition, the São Paulo player fully knows Uruguayan football.

The former Plaza Colonia, due to his outstanding work last year, was chosen the Best Foreign Player of the 2021 Uruguayan Tournament in the survey carried out by the sports section of the newspaper The Observer. (D)