The Rosario strategist has named an unknown young player to face the next qualifying matches.
Marcelo Bielsa continues to give something to talk about in Uruguay. This time the discussion focuses on one of the footballers called to face the next qualifying date in which Celeste will have to face Colombia and Brazil.
This is young Juan Rodríguez, 19 years old. . The 1.90 meter defender was born in San Ramón, Canelones, and is one of the central defenders that the Uruguayan team will have with José María Giménez, Santiago Bueno and Nicolás Marichal.
Likewise, he met enough merit to be present among the 24 selected for this occasion. Rodríguez is part of Boston River, a cast that this season took center stage in the competition, placing in third place in the annual rankings.
His arrival at the tailors was thanks to a loan from Peñarol, owner of his pass, where he made his professional debut at the start of the year.
Their first match took place on March 31, 2024, on the sixth date of the Apertura tournament, against Wanderers at Parque Viera. The defender started in Viera’s trio with Gian Allala and Emanuel Beltrán. .
Since then, he has played 21 matches in the Uruguayan Championship, including 19 as a starter, with five yellow cards, without expulsion or goal. .
Experience in the Sub 20
Although this call to the senior team is new, his presence in the Uruguayan team’s facilities is not new. This year, in August, he was one of those called up by coach Marcelo Broli to be part of the under-20 team that toured to play friendly matches against his peers in the Japan and Uzbekistan. .
He was also part of the Uruguayan adult team made up of local soccer players that played against Costa Rica on May 31. During this match, coached by Diego “Ruso” Pérez, he started and occupied the left wing, being replaced in the 67th minute by Andrew Teuten.
So, after his strong performances at Boston River and being part of Fabián Coito’s Under-20 process, the young defender was called up by Marcelo Bielsa and will be one of the sky blue defenders against Colombia and Brazil.
Uruguay will face the tricolors this Friday 15 at 9:00 p.m. in Chile at the Centenario Stadium, while on Tuesday 19 at 9:45 p.m., they will face Brazil as outsiders.
The full squad of the Uruguayan national team
Archers
- Sergio Rochet (International-BRA)
- Santiago Mele (Junior-COL)
- Franco Israel (Sporting Club-POR)
Defenses
- José María Giménez (Atlético Madrid-ESP)
- Santiago Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers-ING)
- Nicolas Marichal (Dynamo Moscow-RUS)
- Juan Rodriguez (Boston River-URU)
- Mathías Olivera (Naples-ITA)
- Nahitan Nández (Al-Qadisiyah-ARA)
- Guillermo Varela (Flamengo-BRA)
- José Luis Rodríguez (Vasco da Gama-BRA)
- Marcelo Saracchi (Boca Juniors-ARG)
Frills
- Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United-ING)
- Nicolas Fonseca (River Plate-ARG)
- Federico Valverde (Real Madrid – ESP)
- Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham-ING)
- Facundo Pellistri (Panathinaikos-GRE)
- Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting Club-POR)
- Facundo Torres (Orlando City-USA)
Attackers
- Luciano Rodriguez (Esporte Clube-BRA)
- Brian Rodríguez (America-MEX)
- Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles-United States)
- Rodrigo Aguirre (America-MEX)
- Darwin Núnez (Liverpool-ING)
Source: Latercera
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