Andres Scotti was part of the Uruguayan team that made the semifinals in the 2011 World Cup.
Uruguay will meet the Netherlands with practically the same roster that lost in a friendly against Germany, in the final stretch of preparation for Oscar W. Tabarez's team before the America Cup.
Andres Scotti and the goalkeeper Juan Castillo, both from the popular Chilean team Colo Colo, are the primary changes to the roster announced Friday by Tabarez for the game against Germany on Sunday with the South American team lost 2-1.
Castillo and Scotti were excluded from that roster at the last minute.
The meeting between the Netherlands and Uruguay will be played in the Centenario Stadium and will be a rematch of the semifinal in the South Africa World Cup with Uruguay lost 3-2.
The rest of the roster presented by Tabarez contained the main figures of Uruguayan soccer and is the likely basis with which Uruguay will play in Copa America to take place between July 1 and July 24 in Argentina.
Uruguay will participate in Group C in the tournament and will debut on July 4 against Peru. Chile and Mexico are also located in Group C.
My Uruguayan friend Vicky and I took a trip to Colonia, Uruguay last week. Colonia is town situated along the border between Argentina and Uruguay. Most folks pass through here on their short journey to Buenos Aires (the quick boat gets you there in just an hour). It’s well worth it to take the time to visit Colonia rather than just passing through.
ReplyDeleteColonia is a strong mix of Spanish and Portuguese history. The two empires fought endlessly over Colonia like she was a woman neither could live without. After knowing a little bit about Uruguay I decided I´d better rent apartments in buenos aires since most people prefer to stay in Argentina where there are more things to do and go for a day or 2 to Uruguay and I believe they are right.
Anyways, I love both countries, they are so similar and at the same time so different!
Lindsay