Marcelo Broli, interim coach of Uruguay

Uruguay appointed Marcelo Broli, coach of the sub’20, as the interim coach of the senior team for the two friendlies to be played against South Korea and Japan in the March FIFA window.

This was announced this Tuesday by the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) in a publication on its Twitter account, where it was reported that La Celeste will play on the 24th and 28th with Broli as temporary technical director, since the end of Diego Alonso his contract after the World Cup. of Qatar 2022 and so far the AUF has not announced who will occupy that position.

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“These days, the composition of the staff that will work with Broli in Asia will be determined,” the publication notes, accompanied by a photo of the coach of the Uruguayan U20 team, a team that reached second place in South America U20 played in Columbia a few weeks ago.

Two World Cup rivals in March

In the first of the matches in March, Uruguay will once again face one of the teams they faced at the last World Cup, where they were eliminated in the first stage after adding four points from a possible nine.

One of them was harvested in the match against South Korea, which ended 0-0.

On March 28, Uruguay will face Japan, which in the World Cup has been one of the revelations after being among the 16 best teams, after defeating Germany and Spain 2-1.

In this way, La Celeste will begin preparing for the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup in Canada, the United States and Mexico.

Despite having a perfect record after winning their previous four matches, Broli’s Celeste lost to Brazil 2-0 in the final of the South American U20 tournament held in Bogotá on February 12.