Uruguayans claim football as almost theirs, like mate, asado and Gardel. They talk about the glory achieved by their team with the same pride with which every football player feels like a warrior when he puts on the light blue jersey. In any other way, it is not possible to understand this incredible track record shown by the team of a country with only 3.5 million inhabitants, a million and a half more than Euskadi: two World Cups, two Olympic Games and 15 America’s Cups are, to this day, its legacy, in addition to world-class footballers such as Luis Suarez, Cavani, Forlan, Francescoli, Godin, Lugano, Schiaffino…Euskal Selekzioa could hardly have a tougher opponent for a holiday like today. He will not be the favorite to win the next World Cup, he has absences like in Darwin Nunez either Luis Suarezbut surely this choice of Araujo, Ugarte, Valverde and Bielsa in the bank he will not take prisoners in San Mamés. They are preparing for the Copa América this summer and, above all, they are defending the honor of a ‘small country’, as they call it themselves. And face a Euskal Selekzioa that returned to the ring with a very small selection. There will be a party in Bilbao, but perhaps the best weapons for a claim have not yet been gathered: the really good ones, the best, are either in the official teams or, what is more unfortunate, are not authorized by their coaches to play for a while tonight because the team that pays them comes first. This is inexplicable for a Uruguayan. In any case, a good game to enjoy in this league break.
Source: La Verdad
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