The absences of Edison Cavani and Luis Suárez in the combined one that directs Óscar Tabárez weakened the weight of the call of Uruguay for the triple day of South American qualifiers with the course to the world but increased the options that Jonathan Rodriguez it would acquire more protagonism in the charrúa list.
However, the reality has been totally different for the striker Blue Cross. While it is true that with the cementers he is an indisputable reference and carries on his shoulders the responsibility of carrying the offensive weight of the troops of Juan Reynoso, In his country he plays a tertiary role in the schemes of the ‘Master’.
In the last compromise that Uruguay disputed on its way to the ‘ World Cup Qatar 2022, Imposed are sobriety 4-2 to the selected of Bolivia in a clash in which Cabecita saw no minutes. The situation becomes more distressing for the striker if we take into account that the two team holders are not part of the call for these dates.
This leaves Rodríguez in a compromised position for what is to come: if he does not play in the absence of Cavani and Suárez, when these two return to Uruguay it will be difficult to see Cabecita wearing the celestial beach of the two-time world champions. . His place in the starting eleven against Bolivia took him Brian Rodriguez, artillery of LAFC, from MLS.
The other square in attack corresponded to Agustín Álvarez Martínez, Artillery of the Peñarol and current fellow of the former Blue Cross Pau Ceppelini. Faced with this, Cabecita will have to row if he wants to make a place in a team that will continue on its way to the World Cup this Thursday, September 9 when they receive Montevideo in Ecuador.