Forlan, Suarez head Uruguay team

Posted Thursday, November 11, 2010 by YAHOO Sport

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP)—Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez included top strikers Diego Forlan and Luis Suarez on Tuesday in a team that will play Chile next week in a friendly.

The squad for the match Wednesday (Nov. 17) resembles the team Uruguay used to reach the World Cup semifinals. Only one player on the team plays in Uruguay — midfielder Arevalo Rios of the club Penarol.

Forlan, who was named the top player in the World Cup, and Suarez teamed up to make the South Americans one of the surprise teams in South Africa. Chile also reached the second round in South Africa before losing to eventual champion Spain.

Team:

Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera (Lazio), Juan Castillo (Deportivo Cali).

Defenders: Diego Lugano (Fenerbahce), Mauricio Victorino (Universidad de Chile), Andres Scotti (Colo Colo), Martin Caceres (Sevilla), Jorge Fucile (FC Porto).

Midfielders: Maximiliano Pereyra (Benfica), Alvaro Pereira (FC Porto), Diego Perez (Bologna), Sebastian Eguren (Sporting Gijon), Walter Gargano (Napoli), Gaston Ramirez (Bologna), Cristian Rodriguez (FC Porto), Egidio Arevalo Rios (Penarol).

Frowards: Diego Forlan (Atletico de Madrid), Luis Suarez (Ajax), Edinson Cavani (Napoli), Sebastian Fernandez (Malaga), Sebastian Abreu (Botafogo).