MONTEVIDEO. Clinging to that saying that, after the storm, the sun always rises, the Uruguayan team will receive this Friday its Argentine counterpart with the mission of turning the page and finding the peace that the latest results did not give it.
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By EFE
November 11, 2021 – 10:09
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After turbulent days in which the continuity of Óscar Washington Tabárez as coach was questioned, Celeste will again take the field with the mission of scoring points to qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
With the casualties of several footballers, including forward Edinson Cavani and midfielder Federico Valverde, the local will try to overcome a tough obstacle: the current champion of America.
For that, Uruguay will have to show a very different face from the one it showed in the last two games in which it was thrashed by Argentina and Brazil as a visitor.
Goalkeeper Fernando Muslera stressed during a press conference that his team must appeal to both the emotional and the footballing to get the necessary points.
“We have players who can give us a lot in football and we have to bring out our spirits because that is in our DNA,” said the number 1 of Celeste.
Thinking about the duel that will be played at the Campeón del Siglo stadium, since the Centennial is finishing preparing to host the next finals of the South American and Libertadores Cups, the Uruguayan players trained several times this week and will do it again this week. Thursday.
The return of Martín Cáceres to the starting position to play in the background and the return of Nahitan Nández to the middle of the field are two of the variants that the coaching staff will surely try.
On the other side, Argentina will arrive in Montevideo with the loss of Nicolás González, who did not travel from Italy. However, captain Lionel Messi, who started the week training differently, will start up front alongside Lautaro Martínez.
At the moment, the main doubt in the Albiceleste passes through the center of the field, where there is only one place for Leandro Paredes and Guido Rodríguez.
If the PSG midfielder is in full physical condition, he will be the one who enters the starting eleven together with Rodrigo De Paul and Giovani Lo Celso.
Thus, Uruguay and Argentina are preparing to play a new edition of one of the oldest Classics in the world, the one that at this moment finds them going through different situations but with the same passion that will make them fight until the end for the three points in the Round 13 of the qualifying rounds.
Probable lineups:
Uruguay: Fernando Muslera; Martín Cáceres, Diego Godín, José María Giménez, Joaquín Piquerez; Nahithan Nández, Lucas Torreira, Matías Vecino, Rodrigo Bentancur; Luis Suárez and Brian Rodríguez. Coach: Óscar Tabárez.
Argentina: Emiliano Martínez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Marcos Acuña; Rodrigo de Paul, Leandro Paredes, Giovani Lo Celso; Ángel Di María, Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martínez. Coach: Lionel Scaloni.
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Hour: 20:00 (same time in Paraguay).
Basketball court: Champion of the Century, located on the outskirts of Montevideo.
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