NEWS
Edinson CAVANI and the Uruguay National Team arrives in Japan ahead of the KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2018【Tue. 16 October@Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama】
14 October 2018
The Uruguay National Team who will be facing the SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) in the KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2018 on Tuesday 16 October at Saitama Stadium 2002, arrived in Japan on Saturday 13 October.
Following their match against the Korea Republic National Team on Friday 12 October, the team showed signs of fatigue, but they trained in two different groups, as one group trained at the training field while the other trained in the gym at Saitama Stadium to prepare ahead of their match on Tuesday.
Coach
Oscar TABAREZ
Squad
GK
23 Martin SILVA (Vasco da Gama/Brazil)
1 Fernando MUSLERA (Galatasaray S.K./Turkey)
12 Martin CAMPANA (Independiente/Argentina)
DF
3 Diego GODIN (Atletico Madrid/Spain)
22 Martin CACERES (Lazio/Italy)
19 Sebastian COATES (Sporting CP/Portugal)
13 Gaston SILVA (Independiente/Argentina)
4 Marcelo SARACCHI (RB Leipzig/Germany)
MF
7 Nicolas LODEIRO (Seattle Sounders FC/USA)
20 Camilo MAYADA (River Plate/Argentina)
15 Matias VECINO (FC Internazionale Milano/Italy)
17 Diego LAXALT (A.C. Milan/Italy)
10 Giorgian DE ARRASCAETA (Cruzeiro/Brazil)
8 Nahitan NANDEZ (Boca Juniors/Argentina)
14 Lucas TORREIRA (Arsenal/England)
6 Rodrigo BENTANCUR (Juventus/Italy)
5 Federico VALVERDE (Real Madrid/Spain)
FW
11 Cristhian STUANI (Girona/Spain)
21 Edinson CAVANI (Paris Saint-Germain/France)
9 Jonathan RODRIGUEZ (Santos Laguna/Mexico)
16 Gaston PEREIRO (PSV Eindhoven/Netherlands)
18 Maximiliano GOMEZ (Celta Vigo/Spain)
Schedule
Mon. 15 October | 19:15 | Official Training (Saitama Stadium 2002) *First 15mins open to the media |
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Tue. 16 October | 19:35 | KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2018 SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) vs Uruguay National Team (Saitama Stadium 2002) |
Tuesday, 16 October 2018 Kick Off at 19:35 (Estimated time)
Saitama/Saitama Stadium 2002
SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) vs Uruguay National Team
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