Uruguay squad for Switzerland friendly
MONTEVIDEO - Uruguay have named a squad of 21 foreign-based players for a World Cup warm-up against Switzerland in St Gallen on March 3.
Coach Oscar Washington Tabarez will add some home-based players to the squad closer to the friendly, the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) said in a statement.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera (Lazio), Juan Castillo (Deportivo Cali)
Defenders: Diego Lugano (Fenerbahce), Diego Godin (Villarreal), Andres Scotti (Colo Colo), Martin Caceres (Juventus), Jorge Fucile (Porto)
Midfielders: Mauricio Victorino (Universidad de Chile), Maximiliano Pereira (Benfica), Diego Perez (Monaco), Walter Gargano (Napoli), Ignacio Gonzalez (Levadiakos), Alvaro Pereira (Porto), Alvaro Fernandez (Universidad de Chile), Jorge Martinez (Catania), Nicolas Lodeiro (Ajax)
Forwards: Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid), Luis Suarez (Ajax), Sebastian Abreu (Botafogo), Sebastian Fernandez (Banfield), Edinson Cavani (Palermo)
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