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Suarez headlines Uruguay's Copa America squad

Luis Suarez will play his first major tournament since his infamous biting incident at the 2014 World Cup after being named in Uruguay's preliminary 35-man squad.

Uruguay's all-time leading goalscorer Suarez was handed a four-month ban from all football and prohibited from representing his country for nine competitive matches as punishment for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during the World Cup in Brazil two years, sitting out last year's Copa America as a result.

Elsewhere, there were no surprises in Oscar Tabarez's initial squad, which will be finalised by May 20, with captain Diego Godin, Edinson Cavani, Jose Gimenez, Maxi Pereira and Cristian Rodriguez set to feature heavily in the USA.

Uruguay - winners in 2011 - kick-off their Group C campaign against Mexico on June 5, which is followed by clashes with Venezuela (June 9) and Jamaica (June 13). 

 

Uruguay's preliminary 35-man squad in full: