Uruguay’s 25-man provisional roster for Brazil 2014
Head coach Óscar Tabárez on Monday named a 25-man provisional list, plus three reserves, ahead of next month’s tournament in Brazil, making few changes from the squad that finished as semifinalists in the 2010 World Cup .
Diego Forlán (above), winner of the Golden Ball as the best player in 2010, will retake his place at the head of Uruguay’s fearsome attack after a winter move to Japan’s Cerezo Osaka. Also present are Liverpool striker Luis Suárez and Paris Saint-Germain’s Edinson Cavani, making a tricky defensive proposition for La Celeste‘s three group opponents – England, Italy and Costa Rica.
Uruguay’s 25-man provisional roster for Brazil 2014
GOALKEEPERS (3):
Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray – Turkey),Martín Silva (Vasco da Gama – Brazil),Rodrigo Muñoz (Libertad – Paraguay)
DEFENDERS (8):
Diego Lugano (West Bromwich Albion – England),Diego Godín (Atlético Madrid – Spain),José María Giménez (Atlético Madrid – Spain),Martín Cáceres (Juventus – Italy),Maximiliano Pereira (Benfica – Portugal),Jorge Fucile (Porto – Portugal),Sebastián Coates (Nacional – Uruguay),Alejandro Silva (Lanús – Argentinas)
MIDFIELDERS (9):
Arévalo Ríos (Morelia – Mexico),Walter Gargano (Parma – Italy),Diego Pérez (Bologna – Italy),Sebastián Eguren (Palmeiras – Brazil),Álvaro González (Lazio – Italy),Álvaro Pereira (São Paulo – Brazil),Cristian Rodríguez (Atlético Madrid – Spain),Gastón Ramírez (Southampton – England),Nicolás Lodeiro (Botafogo – Brazil)
FORWARDS (5):
Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain – France),Luis Suárez (Liverpool – England),Diego Forlán (Cerezo Osaka – Japan),Abel Hernández (Palermo – Italy),Christian Stuani (Espanyol – Spain)
Standby:
D Andrés Scotti (Nacional – Uruguay )
M Álvaro Fernández (Gimnasia La Plata – Argentina)
M Gonzalo Castro (Real Sociedad – Spain)
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