Montevideo’s next international window will begin under a familiar Uruguay shirt: Diego Forlán has named a 26-man squad for his first matches as national-team coach, with three players based in Brazil retained after a much wider preliminary selection.
Uruguay name 26 for Forlán’s first camp
Forlán announced his first Uruguay call-up on Wednesday ahead of three fixtures spanning late September and early October. Flamengo pair Guillermo Varela and Giorgian de Arrascaeta are included, alongside Palmeiras left-back Joaquín Piquerez.
The former striker had initially considered 46 players, including nine from Brazilian clubs. Only the Flamengo and Palmeiras trio survived the final cut from that group.
Palmeiras defender Barboza and midfielder Emiliano Martínez were not selected, nor were Vasco da Gama full-back Puma Rodríguez, Fluminense forward Canobbio, Cruzeiro attacker Luciano Rodríguez and Botafogo forward Villalba.
Uruguay will meet Japan on 24 September, South Korea on 28 September and India on 6 October, in the side’s first commitments after the World Cup.
Forlán is expected to take charge on an interim basis while the Uruguayan Football Association prepares for its 2027 elections.
Forlán’s Uruguay squad
Goalkeepers
- Santiago Mele — Independiente
- Cristopher Fiermarín — Bucaramanga
- Thiago Cardozo — Belgrano
Defenders
- Guillermo Varela — Flamengo
- Nahitan Nández — Al-Qadisiyah
- Santiago Mouriño — Villarreal
- Ronald Araujo — Liverpool
- José María Giménez — Deportivo La Coruña
- Juan Rodríguez — Cagliari
- Sebastián Cáceres — Celta
- Mathías Olivera — Napoli
- Joaquín Piquerez — Palmeiras
- Juan Manuel Sanabria — Real Salt Lake
Midfielders
- Lucas Torreira — Galatasaray
- Rodrigo Bentancur — Tottenham
- Facundo Bernal — Betis
- Federico Valverde — Real Madrid
- Facundo Pellistri — Panathinaikos
- Maximiliano Araújo — Sporting CP
- Brian Rodríguez — América
- Rodrigo Zalazar — Sporting CP
- Giorgian de Arrascaeta — Flamengo
Forwards
- Martín Satriano — Getafe
- Federico Viñas — Toluca
- Rodrigo Aguirre — Tigres
- Darwin Núñez — Diriyah Club
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