Thread bump! The Champions League will get back underway on Friday. As we approach the final stages, five Uruguayans still have a chance of lifting the trophy.- Suárez and Araújo (Barcelona)- Giménez (Atlético)- Bentancur (Juventus)- Valverde (Madrid)Who's got the best chance? pic.twitter.com/E2QVkCl9ek— Warriors of Uruguay (@UruguayanHeroes) August 4, 2020
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Fernando Muslera is injured, so La Celeste filled the goakeeper position with Martín Campaña, a 31-year-old who plays in a Saudi club. It's out weakest spot in any case.
Atlético de Madrid's José María Giménez is our best defender. Diego Godín (Cagliari) looked very slow versus Brazil. There's new blood in Matías Viña (Palmeiras), Marcelo Saracchi (Galatasaray) and Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
We have plenty of young midfielders to choose: Lucas Torreira (Atlético de Madrid), Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus). Nahitan Nández (Cagliari), Mauro Arambarri (Getafe), Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Flamengo), Brian Rodríguez (Los Ángeles FC), Nicolás de la Cruz (River)...
It's hard to replace Suárez and Cavani, especially the latter who runs up and down the full 90 minutes. Darwin Núñez (Benfica), Maxi Gómez (Valencia) and Diego Rossi (Los Ángeles FC) have done well. Sooner or later we may see Federico Viñas (América) and Juan Gutiérrez (Almería B).