Manchester United duo Edinson Cavani and Facundo Pellistri have been named in the Uruguay squad for their upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Chile.
Uruguay, who are currently fourth in the South American Football Confederation ( CONMEBOL) table, will be looking to complete the job and reach the World Cup in Qatar later this month. The top-four teams automatically qualify for the finals, whilst the team that finishes fifth in the table will enter the inter-confederation play-offs.
Cavani, who has been capped by Uruguay more than 125 times, scoring 54 goals, has been included in the squad despite missing large portions of action in the last few months. He returned to the side against Tottenham Hotspur last weekend, stepping off the substitutes bench, before doing the same against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday evening.
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Out-of-contract at the end of the season, Cavani has made 17 appearances in all competitions for United this term, netting just two goals. He has been plagued by injury troubles and is not expected to put pen to paper on a new deal this summer.
He has already been linked with several big-name Spanish clubs. Barcelona and Sevilla have been name-checked as just two of them.
Pellistri, meanwhile, is currently applying his trade in Spain, playing for Alaves. The youngster, who joined United in October from Club Atletico Penarol, has made 20 appearances for the La Liga club this term.
However, he has struggled to nail down a regular spot for the Spanish club, starting just six times in all competitions. He has also failed to complete a single 90-minute game.
Nevertheless, he has been included in the 26-man squad to face Peru and Chile. They are both right behind Uruguay in the table, meaning both sides will be desperate to secure all three points in each fixture.
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Uruguay 26-man squad in full:
Sergio Rochet (Nacional), Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray), Sebastian Sosa (Independiente), Guillermo de Amores (Deportivo Cali), Ronald Araujo (Barcelona), Damian Suarez (Getafe), Diego Godin (Atletico Mineiro), Sebastian Coates (Sporting Lisbon), Martin Caceres (Levante), Jose Gimenez (Atletico Madrid), Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), Mathias Olivera (Getafe), Mataas Vina (Roma), Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur), Lucas Torreira (Fiorentina), Matias Vecino (Inter Milan), Nicoas de la Cruz (River Plate), Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Flamengo), Facundo Torres (Orlando City), Diego Rossi (Fenerbahce), Facundo Pellistri (Alaves), Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid), Edinson Cavani (Manchester United), Darwin Nunez (Benfica) & Maxi Gomez (Valencia).
